Discharge timing: Does targeting an ideal length of stay for patients undergoing colectomy impact readmissions and costs of care?

Identifying and mitigating factors contributing to 30-day hospital readmission in high risk patient populations

“…Various strategies have been explored to abate unforeseen hospital readmission. Models determining optimal discharge timing, ideal hospital lengths of stay, location of patient discharge, and the temporal influence of index hospitalization have all been investigated to further reduce this burden (6,7,(9)(10)(11). While the complete cadre of factors comprising the healthcare macroenvironment and their influence on readmission has yet to be elucidated, several authors have made significant strides in identifying modifiable predictors for individualized disease processes.…”