According to Dr. Jo Ann Brooks, author of the journal titled “Reducing Hospital Readmissions: A closer look at the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program” published in the Quality Counts journal, hospital demographics are being looked at for evidence supporting fluctuation with readmission rates. Studies have been performed, and it has been determined through evidence-based practice and conducted research that hospital demographics do indeed play pivotal roles in patient care and the likelihood of readmissions (2015). These hospital demographics include size, location, and access. The size of the hospital is a great determining demographic among hospitals however this study shows that hospital ownership, and teaching status “did
