READMISSION RATE ANALYSIS USING SQL
The readmission rate is an important KPI to measure the percentage of patients who are admitted to hospitals again after a specific time duration such as 30 days. This metrics helps to assess the quality of care, patient outcomes and the effectiveness of post-discharge follow-up.
I use the simulated hospital data tables from Synthea to do the analysis.
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SQL codes for calculating readmission rate as follow
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The output report with the readmission rate equal 1.55% as follow
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- List of patients who are admitted again within 30 days from their discharges.
There is a patient who has been readmitted to hospital for 45 times from 2019 t0 2024.
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