AHRQ Stats: Highest and Lowest Hospital Readmission Rates

The highest hospital readmission rates in 2016 were due to blood diseases (25 percent) and tumors (18 percent) while the lowest readmission rate was related to pregnancy/childbirth (4 percent). (Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #248: Characteristics of 30-Day All-Cause Hospital Readmissions, 2010-2016.)