In 2013, the 30-day hospital readmission rate for patients with malnutrition was 23 per 100 initial hospital stays, compared with 15 per 100 for patients without malnutrition.
Read more: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #218: All-Cause Readmissions Following Hospital Stays for Patients With Malnutrition, 2013.