Population
Readmitted patients surveyed as part of regular hospital quality assurance activities
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Readmissions often precede scheduled follow-up despite good discharge experiences; leaves open whether earlier contact reduces readmissions in observational data.
Many readmitted patients report good discharge experiences but are readmitted before their scheduled follow-up appointments, suggesting a need for earlier post-discharge follow-up.
Felix et al. (2015) studied this question.
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