Potential of community-based risk estimates for improving hospital performance measures and discharge planning

Background Risk-adjusted rates of hospital readmission are a common indicator of hospital performance. There are concerns that current risk-adjustment methods do not account for the many factors outside the hospital setting that can affect readmission rates. Not accounting for these external factors...

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Main Authors: Michael Reid, George Kephart, Pantelis Andreou, Alysia Robinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:BMJ Open Quality
Online Access:https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/10/2/e001230.full