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LACE Index for 30-Day Readmission or Death
LACE index: length of the index hospital stay (L), in days; acuity of the index admission (A), categorized as urgent or planned; comorbidity of the patient (C), expressed by the Charlson score; and emergency department utilization (E), expressed as the number of visits to the emergency department in the 6 months before the index admission. Hospital length of stay and urgency of admission were determined from the DAD.
Enter length of stay, admission acuity, CCI score, and ED visits in the last 6 months to compute the LACE index score.
LACE Index Parameters (4 Items)
Evaluate 4 core discharge parameters
L - Length of Stay
Duration of index hospitalization
A - Acuity of Admission
Admission type
C - Comorbidities (Charlson Index - CCI)
Calculated Charlson Comorbidity Index score
E - Emergency Department Visits (Past 6 Months)
Number of ED visits in past 6 months prior to admission
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