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November 17, 1990BMJOpen Access

Can readmission rates be used as an outcome indicator?

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Readmission rates are evaluated to determine their validity and potential utility as a reliable clinical outcome indicator.

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RMRuairidh MilneNvidia (United Kingdom)ACAileen ClarkeUniversity of Warwick

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Readmission rates warrant caution as sole outcome indicators; leaves open whether standardized definitions improve their research validity.

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Milne et al. (1990) studied this question. Readmission rates are evaluated to determine their validity and potential utility as a reliable clinical outcome indicator.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a5e95afd3bbf878ad5feecdhttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.301.6761.1139
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