Readmission of patients to hospital: still ill defined and poorly understood

M. Hasan

doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.177

June 1, 2001International Journal for Quality in Health CareOpen Access

Readmission of patients to hospital: still ill defined and poorly understood

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Examine conceptual ambiguities and the lack of standardized definitions surrounding hospital readmissions within health care quality assessment.
Perspectives and literature review on hospital readmission metrics and operational definitions.
Hospital readmission remains inconsistently defined and poorly understood as a distinct outcome measure.
Variable definitions limit the reliability of readmission rates when used as indicators of clinical care quality.

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Highlights persistent ambiguities in defining hospital readmissions, suggesting that standardized metrics are needed to evaluate quality of care accurately.

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Mujtaba Hasan; Readmission of patients to hospital: still ill defined and poorly understood, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 13, Issue

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