Limitations of using same-hospital readmission metrics

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 633-639

  Davies, Sheryl M ^a   Saynina, Olga ^a   Mcdonald, Kathryn M ^a   Baker, Laurence C ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital quality; Quality indicators; Readmissions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MIX; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

HOSPITAL QUALITY; QUALITY INDICATORS; READMISSIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896918034     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzt068     Document Type: Article

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