Meeting
Abstract Number: 336
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Pneumonia readmission rates are publicly reported and included as quality indicators in Medicare Value-Based Purchasing programs. The Yale New Haven Readmission Risk Score (YNHRRS) for Pneumonia is a tool that uses 25 variables including age, co-morbidities, and vital signs to predict readmission. Functional status and social support were not included in the YNHRRS, despite […]