Measuring readmissions: Focus on the time factor

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-154

  Heggestad, Torhild ^a   Lilleeng, Solfrid E ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acute care; Hospital care; Outcome assessment; Patient readmission; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURGICAL PATIENT; TIME;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037385584     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzg019     Document Type: Article

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