Comparing 2 methods of assessing 30-day readmissions: What is the impact on hospital profiling in the veterans health administration?

Medical Care

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 589-596

  Mull, Hillary J ^a,b   Chen, Qi ^a   O'Brien, William J ^a   Shwartz, Michael ^a,c   Borzecki, Ann M ^b,d,e   Hanchate, Amresh ^a,b   Rosen, Amy K ^a,b  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

hospital quality; public reporting; quality assessment; readmissions; Veterans Affairs (U.S.)

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; VETERANS HEALTH;

AGED; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT READMISSION; PNEUMONIA; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84879885350     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31829019a4     Document Type: Article

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