Why the study?
What is the prevalence of hospital readmissions and potentially avoidable readmissions in a community hospital setting?
What is the prevalence of hospital readmissions and potentially avoidable readmissions in a community hospital setting?
In a Southern Italian community hospital, 10.2% of patients were readmitted within 30 days, with nearly half of these readmissions deemed potentially avoidable, highlighting a need for targeted interventions.
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May inform local readmission reduction efforts in community hospitals; leaves open generalizability and intervention efficacy pending prospective studies.
Bianco et al. (2012) studied this question.
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