Thirty-Day Readmissions in Patients With Metastatic Cancer: Room for Improvement?
Solomon R, Egorova N, Adelson K, Smith CB, Franco R, Bickell NA. Thirty-Day Readmissions in Patients With Metastatic Cancer: Room for Improvement? JCO Oncology Practice 2019, 15: e410-e419. PMID: 30925070, DOI: 10.1200/jop.18.00500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedDisease ManagementFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsPatient ReadmissionQuality of Health CareRisk FactorsTime FactorsConceptsHigher readmission ratesReadmission ratesMetastatic cancerPreventable readmissionsTeaching hospitalNew York State hospital dischargesThirty-day readmissionState hospital dischargeSkilled nursing facilitiesCompeting-risks modelReadmission likelihoodAdvanced diseaseDischarge homeDischarge dispositionHospital dischargeYounger patientsReadmission reduction effortsHospice dischargeFemale sexHospital typeReadmissionNursing facilitiesPatientsHealth needsYounger age