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Different-hospital readmissions differentially affect hospitals' pediatric readmission rates and anticipated performance, making SHRs an incomplete surrogate for AHRs-particularly for certain hospital types. Failing to incorporate DHRs into readmission measurement may impede quality assessment, anticipation of penalties, and quality improvement.
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