Why the study?
Comparison and interpretability of readmission preventability rates are complicated due to large heterogeneity in the assessment methods used.
Population
48 full text articles evaluating preventability of readmissions
Comparison
Different methods used to assess readmission preventability by medical record review
Design
Systematic review with consensus-based narrative synthesis
Authors
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Methodological heterogeneity in readmission preventability reviews cautions against direct rate comparisons; leaves open standardized tools for future research.
A consensus-based standardised approach to assess preventability of readmission is warranted to reduce unwanted bias in preventability rates.
Kneepkens et al. (2019) studied this question.
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