Determinants of preventable readmissions in the United States: a systematic review
Open Access
- 17 November 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Implementation Science
- Vol. 5 (1) , 88
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-5-88
Abstract
Hospital readmissions are a leading topic of healthcare policy and practice reform because they are common, costly, and potentially avoidable events. Hospitals face the prospect of reduced or eliminated reimbursement for an increasing number of preventable readmissions under nationwide cost savings and quality improvement efforts. To meet the current changes and future expectations, organizations are looking for potential strategies to reduce readmissions. We undertook a systematic review of the literature to determine what factors are associated with preventable readmissions.This publication has 68 references indexed in Scilit:
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