Missed Opportunities in Preventing Hospital Readmissions: Redesigning Post-Discharge Checkup Policies

Hospital readmissions affect hundreds of thousands of patients every year, negatively impacting patients and placing a tremendous burden on the national healthcare system. Post-discharge checkup policies can reduce readmissions through early detection of health conditions, however, the methods behin...

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Main Authors: Helm, J.E (Author), Hu, M. (Author), Lavieri, M.S (Author), Liu, X. (Author), Skolarus, T.A (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2018
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