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 …

The validity of readmission rate as a marker of the quality of hospital care, and a
recommendation for its definition Page 63 THE NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL JOURNAL Journal of …

Background Previous studies of hospital readmission have focused on specific conditions or
populations and generated complex prediction models. Objective To identify predictors of …

Objectives. To help resolve the current controversy over the validity of early readmission as
an indicator of the quality of care, the authors critically reviewed the literature using meta …

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 …

Background Readmissions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
are common and costly. We examined the effect of early follow-up visit with patient's primary …

OBJECTIVE: To determine if the delivery of hospital discharge summaries to follow-up
physicians decreases the risk of hospital readmission. SUBJECTS: Eight hundred eighty …

BACKGROUND: Readmissions are costly both financially for our healthcare system and
emotionally for our patients. Identifying factors that increase risk for readmissions may be …

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: among elderly patients, readmission in the month following hospital discharge
is a frequent occurrence which involves a risk of functional decline, particularly among frail …