Trend of Hospital Readmissions, Mortality, ER Visits and Observation Room Stays in Clostridium difficile Infection Cases in Medicare Advantage Population

Authors

  • Reshma Bhattacharjee Inovalon, Inc, Bowie, MD, United States
  • Zulkarnain Pulungan Inovalon, Inc, Bowie, MD, United States
  • Christie Tiegland Inovalon, Inc, Bowie, MD, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5186

Abstract

Clostridium difficile is a major cause of healthcare associated infection, morbidity and mortality - especially in the elderly - resulting in high readmission rates and posing a huge burden to rising healthcare costs. Due to its potentially preventable nature, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented rules in the Hospital Value Based Purchasing Program to penalize hospitals with high CD infection (CDI) rates. This study used a large nationally representative Medicare Advantage population to profile demographic traits and analyze trends in readmissions, mortality, emergency room visits and observation room stays in patients discharged with CDI from 2008 to 2011.

Author Biography

Reshma Bhattacharjee, Inovalon, Inc, Bowie, MD, United States

Reshma Bhattacharjee, MBBS, MPH, MS, serves as a Health Services Researcher for Inovalon, Inc. where she collaborates in epidemiological and health outcomes research, comparative outcomes analyses, risk modeling, predictive analytics, performance measurement and performs advanced statistical analyses to support, evaluate and improve existing products.  She earned her medical degree from Calcutta University, India, MS in Biomedical Science from Kent State University, and MPH from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

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Published

2014-03-09

How to Cite

Bhattacharjee, R., Pulungan, Z., & Tiegland, C. (2014). Trend of Hospital Readmissions, Mortality, ER Visits and Observation Room Stays in Clostridium difficile Infection Cases in Medicare Advantage Population. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5186

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Poster Presentations