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Return to all articles Return to previous page The Utility of Unplanned Early Hospital Readmissions as a Health Care Quality Indicator Resource Type: Opinion/Editorials 1 Comments In this invited commentary, the author identifies and expounds upon two concerns regarding the use of early unplanned hospital readmissions as a health care quality indicator: 1) that many patient and hospitalization factors independent of care quality contribute to readmissions and 2) the accuracy in using these as a proxy for avoidable readmissions. View Resource Citation: van Walraven C. The Utility of Unplanned Early Hospital Readmissions as a Health Care Quality Indicator. JAMA Intern Med. 2015; 175(11): 1812-1814. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4727. Accessed March 18, 2020. evaluation & quality improvement readmission 1 Comments Newest First Oldest First Popular First Unpopular First You need to login to comment.
Return to all articles Return to previous page The Utility of Unplanned Early Hospital Readmissions as a Health Care Quality Indicator Resource Type: Opinion/Editorials 1 Comments In this invited commentary, the author identifies and expounds upon two concerns regarding the use of early unplanned hospital readmissions as a health care quality indicator: 1) that many patient and hospitalization factors independent of care quality contribute to readmissions and 2) the accuracy in using these as a proxy for avoidable readmissions. View Resource Citation: van Walraven C. The Utility of Unplanned Early Hospital Readmissions as a Health Care Quality Indicator. JAMA Intern Med. 2015; 175(11): 1812-1814. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4727. Accessed March 18, 2020. evaluation & quality improvement readmission 1 Comments Newest First Oldest First Popular First Unpopular First You need to login to comment.
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