Readmission Risk & Avoidable Cost Explorer

Calculate LACE & HOSPITAL risk and simulate transitional-care bundles with conservative, literature-backed effect sizes.

LACE Calculator

LACE score: —
30-day event risk (death or unplanned readmit): —% source

HOSPITAL Calculator

HOSPITAL points: —
Risk category: —, est. potentially avoidable 30-day readmit risk: —% source

Discharge Panel Inputs

Default category risks from international validation: Low 5.8%, Intermediate 11.9%, High 22.8%.

We map to expected 30-day event risks per LACE (CMAJ 2010) using midpoint scores in each band.

CSV columns (any subset): LACE_los, LACE_acute, LACE_cci, LACE_ed, HOS_hb, HOS_onc, HOS_na, HOS_proc, HOS_urgent, HOS_prev, HOS_los5. We’ll compute scores row-wise.

Intervention Scenarios

Default RRRs are conservative and editable. Effects stack multiplicatively and apply to covered high/intermediate-risk patients.

Results

Baseline expected readmissions: —
Scenario expected readmissions: —
Avoided readmissions: — (—%)
Estimated cost offset: $—

HRRP Penalty (illustrative)

Baseline penalty $: $—
Scenario penalty $ (est.): $—

We estimate penalty reduction as: baseline_penalty × (1 − elasticity × proportional readmission reduction). Actual HRRP penalties depend on CMS-calculated excess readmission ratios by condition and are capped at 3%.

See CMS HRRP: program page.