Association Between Postdischarge Emergency Department Visitation and Readmission Rates
Venkatesh AK, Wang C, Wang Y, Altaf F, Bernheim SM, Horwitz L. Association Between Postdischarge Emergency Department Visitation and Readmission Rates. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2018, 13: 589-594. PMID: 29538471, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionED visit ratesHospital-level variationReadmission ratesHeart failureED visitsHospital dischargeED visitationVisit ratesMedicare beneficiariesMedicare Standard Analytic FilesPostdischarge ED visitsDays of hospitalizationEmergency department visitsHospital readmission ratesLower readmission ratesStandard Analytic FilesEmergency department (ED) visitationSignificant inverse correlationCross-sectional analysisDepartment visitsMyocardial infarctionAnalytic FilesED servicesPneumonia