Why the study?
Is hospital readmission rate a valid indicator of quality of care for identifying avoidable readmissions?
Population
363 patients readmitted at an acute care hospital within six months from discharge in Marbella, South of Spain
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
within six months from discharge
Authors
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Readmission rates may not validly identify avoidable events; leaves open need for better-validated quality metrics.
Is hospital readmission rate a valid indicator of quality of care for identifying avoidable readmissions?
Hospital readmission rates may not be a valid indicator of quality of care, as most readmissions were found to be unavoidable and standard definitions lacked adequate sensitivity and specificity.
Jiménez-Puente et al. (2004) studied this question.
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