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...
Main Authors: | Helm, J.E (Author), Hu, M. (Author), Lavieri, M.S (Author), Liu, X. (Author), Skolarus, T.A (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2018
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Online Access: | View Fulltext in Publisher |
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