Analyzing hospital readmissions using statewide discharge databases.
Hospital readmissions are an important indicator of the outcomes of care as well as a source of unnecessary health care expenditures. This study focused on development of a uniform algorithm for identification of hospital readmission data. It involved development of a uniform definition of readmissi...
| Published in: | Journal of Nursing Care Quality Vol. 13; no. 6; pp. 57 - 68 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Aug99
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