Predictors and outcomes of unplanned readmission to a different hospital
Kim H, Hung WW, Paik MC, Ross JS, Zhao Z, Kim GS, Boockvar K. Predictors and outcomes of unplanned readmission to a different hospital. International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2015, 27: 513-519. PMID: 26472739, PMCID: PMC4665363, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzv082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent-hospital readmissionsReadmission groupAcute care hospitalsDifferent hospitalsUnplanned readmissionCare hospitalSame hospitalThirty-day unplanned readmissionsPercent of patientsSame-hospital readmissionsBetter care coordinationHospital deathIndex dischargeIndex hospitalCare coordinationHospital costsReadmissionHigher oddsMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsHealth outcomesCost outcomesHospitalSecondary analysisOutcomes