Area Deprivation Index Predicts Readmission Risk at an Urban Teaching Hospital

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 493-501

  Hu, Jianhui ^a   Kind, Amy J H ^b,c   Nerenz, David ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Area Deprivation Index; hospital readmission; neighborhood characteristics; quality of care; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; NEIGHBORHOOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; MALE; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS;

AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; POVERTY AREAS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 85046069136     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860617753063     Document Type: Article

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