Is the readmission rate a valid quality indicator? A review of the evidence

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Fischer, Claudia ^a   Lingsma, Hester F ^a   Marang van De Mheen, Perla J ^b   Kringos, Dionne S ^c   Klazinga, Niek S ^c   Steyerberg, Ewout W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; RELIABILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY; HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84911496187     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112282     Document Type: Article

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