Using Data To Reduce Hospital Readmissions
- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Nursing Care Quality
- Vol. 14 (1) , 67-85
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00001786-199911000-00008
Abstract
This article describes the importance and the development of data concerning hospital readmissions as an outcomes indicator. It emphasizes the need for consistent definition of readmissions according to time intervals and diagnostic categories. It describes the development of readmission information using computer abstract databases to ensure consistency of indicators. It also provides examples of data developed through this approach.Keywords
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