Outpatient Follow-Up Visits and Readmission in Medically Complex Children Enrolled in Medicaid

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 166; no. 4; pp. 998 - 1005.e1
• Main Authors: Brittan, Mark S., MD, MPH, Sills, Marion R., MD, Fox, David, MD, Campagna, Elizabeth J., MS, Shmueli, Doron, MS, Feinstein, James A., MD, MPH, Kempe, Allison, MD, MPH
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infant; Length of Stay - economics; Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data; Male; Medicaid - economics; Medicaid - statistics & numerical data; Outpatients - statistics & numerical data; Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data; Patient Readmission - economics; Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data; Pediatrics; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; United States; United States; LOS; ICD-9; Emergency department; International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision; Current Procedural Terminology, 4th edition; PCCM; CPT-4; MDC; Primary care case management; Major diagnostic category; ED; Length of stay

Objective To examine the association between postdischarge outpatient follow-up and 30-day readmissions in Medicaid enrolled children with complex, chronic conditions. Study design This was a retrospective cohort analysis of Colorado Medicaid recipients with complex, chronic conditions who were disc...