County-level variation in readmission rates: Implications for the hospital readmission reduction program's potential to succeed

Health Services Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 12-19

  Nuckols, Teryl K ^a  

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AGE DISTRIBUTION; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT READMISSION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84921800416     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12268     Document Type: Review

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