Identifying patients at increased risk for unplanned readmission

Medical Care

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 761-766

  Bradley, Elizabeth H ^a   Yakusheva, Olga ^b   Horwitz, Leora I ^c,d   Sipsma, Heather ^e   Fletcher, Jason ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital care; Quality; Readmissions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART RHYTHM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883211454     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182a0f492     Document Type: Article

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