Hospital readmission: Quality indicator or statistical inevitability?

Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 569-570

  Alverson, Brian K ^a   O'Callaghan, James ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health services; Delivery of care; Hospital performance; Readmission rates; Regional variation

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NOTE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF CARE; HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE; READMISSION RATES; REGIONAL VARIATION;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84884537384     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-1755     Document Type: Note

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