A critical hospital performance metric used to access the quality of patient care and healthcare…

➤ How is the hospital readmission rate calculated?
Calculate readmission rate by dividing the number of patients readmitted within the chosen window (commonly 30 days) by the total number of index discharges, then multiply by 100 to get a percentage. Hospitals often apply risk adjustment for age, comorbidities, and diagnosis to enable fair comparisons between providers.