Objective: To determine whether the quality of care during a hospital stay is associated with
unplanned readmission within 14 days. Design: Case-control study. Setting: 12 Veterans …

We reviewed the recent literature on hospital readmissions and found that most of them are
believed to be caused by patient frailty and progression of chronic disease. However, from …

Background: Existing publicly reported readmission measures are condition-specific,
representing less than 20% of adult hospitalizations. An all-condition measure may better …

PURPOSE: To determine if early unplanned readmissions of patients hospitalized for heart
failure are associated with suboptimal in-hospital care or with the clinical and demographic …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Lowering hospital readmission rates has become a primary
target for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, but studies of the relationship …

Despite the perennial popularity of readmission as an indicator of the quality of hospital
care, the empiric evidence linking it to process-of-care problems during the prior …

Importance Medicare penalizes hospitals with higher than expected readmission rates by up
to 3% of annual inpatient payments. Expected rates are adjusted only for patients' age, sex …

BACKGROUND: Patients are often treated in hospital by physicians other than their regular
community doctor. After they are discharged, their care is often returned to their regular …

Background: Early and late readmissions may have different causal factors, requiring
different prevention strategies. Objective: To determine whether predictors of readmission …

Objectives To determine whether hospitals where patients report higher overall satisfaction
with their interactions among the hospital and staff and specifically their experience with the …