Distinction between planned and unplanned readmissions following discharge from a Department of Internal Medicine

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 140-143

  Kossovsky, M P ^a   Sarasin, F P ^a   Bolla, F ^a   Gaspoz, J M ^a   Borst, F ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Health Services Research; Hospital Information Systems; Patient Data Collection; Readmissions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0032984498     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634173     Document Type: Article

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