Table 6.
Qualitative Themes of Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations
| Theme | Primary Theme |
Primary or Secondary Theme |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | |
| Avoidable end-of-life hospitalization | ||||
| Avoidable through timely provision of coordinated, high-quality hospice care | 21 | 54 | 28 | 72 |
| Avoidable chemotherapy-related hospitalization | ||||
| Avoidable through selective chemotherapy use and aggressive management of adverse effects | 7 | 18 | 8 | 21 |
| Hospitalization related to failure to coordinate care | ||||
| Avoidable through coordinated multidisciplinary care | 5 | 13 | 13 | 33 |
| Discretionary hospitalization | ||||
| Avoidable through safe and effective outpatient management | 5 | 13 | 6 | 15 |
| Hospitalization related to medical care oversight | ||||
| Avoidable through deliberative clinical decision making and effective care oversight | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |