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Impact of Electronic Information Exchange on Repeat Imaging During 30-Day Readmissions Among Medicare Beneficiaries.
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American Journal of Managed Care . Feb2024, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p66-72. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVES: We examined the association between electronic health information sharing and repeat imaging in readmissions among older adults with and without Alzheimer disease (AD). STUDY DESIGN: Cohort study using national Medicare data. METHODS: Among Medicare beneficiaries with 30-day readmissions in 2018, we examined repeat imaging on the same body system during the readmission. This was evaluated between fragmented and nonfragmented (same-hospital) readmissions and across categories of electronic information sharing via health information exchanges (HIEs) in fragmented readmissions: admission and readmission hospitals share the same HIE, admission and readmission hospitals participate in different HIEs, one or both do not participate in HIE, or HIE data missing. This relationship was evaluated using unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression. RESULTS: Overall, 14.3% of beneficiaries experienced repeat imaging during their readmission. Compared with nonfragmented readmissions, fragmented readmissions were associated with 5% higher odds of repeat imaging on the same body system in older adults without AD. This was not mitigated by the presence of electronic information sharing: Fragmented readmissions to hospitals that shared an HIE had 6% higher odds of repeat imaging (adjusted OR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.00-1.13). There was no difference seen in the odds of repeat imaging for older adults with AD. CONCLUSIONS: Despite substantial investment, HIEs as currently deployed and used are not associated with decreased odds of repeat imaging in readmissions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *FEE for service (Medical fees)
*X-rays
*STATISTICS
*ELECTRONIC data interchange
*ALZHEIMER'S disease
*NOSOLOGY
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*PATIENT readmissions
*MEDICAL screening
*HEALTH outcome assessment
*REGRESSION analysis
*DIAGNOSTIC imaging
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*RESEARCH funding
*ELECTRONIC health records
*COMPUTED tomography
*SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*DATA analysis software
*ODDS ratio
*MEDICARE
*LONGITUDINAL method
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10880224
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Managed Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175701897
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.37765/ajmc.2024.89493