Critical Access Hospital Swing Bed Quality Program Data
Stroudwater Associates released a report that shares three years of quality data collected through Stroudwater’s Swing Bed Quality Program from 2020 through 2023.
The report details how Critical Access Hospital swing bed programs outperform Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) on three out of the five metrics and can use quality data to enhance their role as providers of high-quality, community-centered care.
Key Results Include:
- 73.6% of CAH swing bed patients were discharged to their community, significantly exceeding SNFs' rate of 49.7%, during the period 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2022.
- From 7/1/2022 through 6/30/2023, 8% of CAH swing bed patients experienced unplanned returns to acute care, compared to SNFs' 11.4%.
- 9.2% of CAH swing bed patients had returned to acute care within 30 days post-discharge from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2022, whereas SNFs' rate stood at 10.5% for the same period.
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