Comorbidity indices versus function as potential predictors of 30-day readmission in older patients following postacute rehabilitation

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 223-228

  Kumar, Amit ^a   Karmarkar, Amol M ^b   Graham, James E ^b   Resnik, Linda ^a,c   Tan, Alai ^d   Deutsch, Anne ^e,f,g   Ottenbacher, Kenneth J ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^f REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidity index; Hospital readmission; Medicare; Postacute care; Risk prediction

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; REHABILITATION CENTER; REPLACEMENT ARTHROPLASTY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STROKE REHABILITATION; SUBACUTE CARE; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; STROKE REHABILITATION; SUBACUTE CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85027500459     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glw148     Document Type: Article

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