Manual and automated methods for identifying potentially preventable readmissions: A comparison in a large healthcare system

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Jackson, Ana H ^a   Fireman, Emily ^a   Feigenbaum, Paul ^b   Neuwirth, Estee ^a   Kipnis, Patricia ^a   Bellows, Jim ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care methods; Patient readmission statistics numerical data; Qualitative research; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CALIFORNIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84898784750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-14-28     Document Type: Article

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