Association of Outpatient Follow-Up With 30-Day Readmission After Epilepsy or Seizure Discharge in Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65 and Older
We found high rates of readmission in older adults. Outpatient follow-up was associated with reduced odds of readmission. These findings reinforce the importance of discharge planning and suggest that ensuring outpatient follow-up with either primary care or neurology may be an easy intervention to reduce readmissions.
Authors
- Leah J. Blank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8719-6752)
- Madhu Mazumdar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3965-5146)
- Nathalie Jetté (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1351-5866)
- Grace Van Hyfte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8791-2285)
- Parul Agarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7497-8162)
Institutions
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurology
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000213638
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94