Trends in Preventable Hospitalization Rates for Children With or Without Observation Stay Data
Decreases in the composite hospitalization rate for pediatric ACSCs were associated with the shifting of patient status from inpatient to observation stays. These findings emphasize the need for standardized reporting and inclusion of observation stay data to support disease surveillance, policy evaluation, and decision-making.
Authors
- Amber K. Sabbatini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0451-8355)
- Mehul V. Raval (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1527-2661)
- Ronald T. Ackermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4006-0070)
- Michelle L. Macy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4401-7384)
- Jane Louise Holl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2934-1672)
- Kristin Kan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5739-3306)
- Jason M. Hockenberry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0057-1148)
- Yao Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8745-8898)
- Lynn Huang
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Yale New Haven Health System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.1533
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39