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Hospital Readmission Risk for Patients with Self‐Reported Hearing Loss and Communication Trouble
Author(s) -
Chang Ji Eun,
Weinstein Barbara,
Chodosh Joshua,
Blustein Jan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/jgs.15545
Subject(s) - medicine , medicaid , marital status , hearing loss , beneficiary , acute care , health care , medical emergency , ethnic group , family medicine , gerontology , population , audiology , environmental health , finance , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth
We studied participants in the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS), a nationally representative rotating panel survey. Individuals who responded between 2010 and 2013, were not institutionalized, were aged 65 and older, and had at least one inpatient claim at an acute care hospital were potentially eligible for the analysis. Index hospitalizations were identified using criteria from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) all-cause readmission program: no transition to a health maintenance organization plan within 30 days of discharge, no death in the hospital or within 30 days of discharge, no same-day transfer to another acute care facility, and no discharge against medical advice. Readmissions were admissions to an acute care hospital within 30 days of index discharge. Trouble communicating was assessed according to responses to two survey questions: Which describes your hearing (with a hearing aid): no trouble hearing, a little trouble, a lot of trouble, or deaf? and How much trouble do you have communicating with your doctor or other medical personnel because of your difficulty hearing: no