Unplanned readmission or death after discharge for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people with chronic disease in NSW Australia: a retrospective cohort study

Unplanned readmission or death after discharge for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people with chronic disease in NSW Australia: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Admitted patients with chronic disease are at high risk of an unplanned hospital readmission, however, little research has examined unplanned readmission among Aboriginal people in Australia. This study aimed to examine whether rates of unplanned 28 day hospital readmission, or d...

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Main Authors: Amanda Jayakody, Christopher Oldmeadow, Mariko Carey, Jamie Bryant, Tiffany Evans, Stephen Ella, John Attia, Rob Sanson-Fisher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Aboriginal health
Unplanned readmission
Health services research
Data linkage
Chronic disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3723-4

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