Are readmission rates on a neurosurgical service indicators of quality of care?

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1043-1049

  Shah, Manish N ^a   Stoev, Ivan T ^a   Sanford, Dominic E ^a   Gao, Feng ^a   Santiago, Paul ^a   Jaques, David P ^a   Dacey Jr , Ralph G ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Early readmission; Neurosurgery; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; NEUROSURGEON; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SELF REPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84885342993     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.3.JNS121769     Document Type: Article

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