Hospital readmission within 30 days

This variable is contained in the following files:

SAS Name

RADM30

Indicator for whether an unplanned readmission for any cause followed within 30 days from the date of hospital discharge

Comments

Populated only for records with Inpatient_stay=1 or SSP_ADM=1. Equals 1 if beneficiary has unplanned readmission for any cause followed within 30 days from the date of hospital discharge. Does not apply to beneficiaries hospitalized for treatment of cancer or psychiatric disease, discharged against medical advice, transferred to another acute care hospital, or who died during the admission.