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One-year versus five-year hospital readmission after ischemic stroke and TIA [PDF]

, 2019
Background The burden of hospital readmission after stroke is substantial, but little knowledge exists on factors associated with long-term readmission after stroke. In a cohort comprising patients with ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA),
Ulrike Waje-Andreassen, Logallo, Nicola, Andrej Netland Khanevski, Næss, Halvor, Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike, Anna Therese Bjerkreim, Nicola Logallo, Khanevski, Andrej, Bjerkreim, Anna Therese, Halvor Naess, Lars Thomassen, Thomassen, Lars   +11 more
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What is the impact of a clinically related readmission measure on the assessment of hospital performance?

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background The Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) penalizes hospitals for high all-cause unplanned readmission rates. Many have expressed concern that hospitals serving patient populations with more comorbidities, lower incomes, and worse self-
Roger K. Khouri, Hechuan Hou, Apoorv Dhir, Juan J. Andino, James M. Dupree, David C. Miller, Chad Ellimoottil   +6 more
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Sex differences in hospital readmission among colorectal cancer patients.

, 2005
Background: While several studies have analysed sex and socioeconomic differences in cancer incidence and mortality, sex differences in oncological health care have been seldom considered.
Peris, Mercè, Ribes Puig, Josepa, González Ruiz, Juan Ramón, Cambray i Amenós, Maria, Borràs Andrés, Josep Maria, Navarro, Matilde, Fernández Muñoz, Esteve, Moreno Aguado, Víctor   +7 more
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ORAL COMMUNICATION | Frailty, comorbidity, and risk of hospital readmission: a 2025 cohort study in a suburban hospital without intermediate care facilities

Italian Journal of Medicine
Background. Thirty-day hospital readmission is a key quality indicator in Internal Medicine. Administrative tools like the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), LACE index, and Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) estimate post-discharge risk, but their ...
C. Cosso, L. Celesti, V. Merlo, M. Boero, A. Ghiglione, A. Bruzzone, F. Merlano, A. Bilera, F. Zappalà   +8 more
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Hospital readmission after ischemic stroke or TIA [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Considerable advances in the field of stroke medicine have led to declining trends in stroke incidence, disability, and mortality in the Western world. Despite this, the absolute number of people affected by stroke has increased. The majority
Bjerkreim, Anna Therese
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The Early HOSPITAL Score to Predict 30-Day Readmission Soon After Hospitalization: a Prospective Multicenter Study. [PDF]

, 2023
BACKGROUND The simplified HOSPITAL score is an easy-to-use prediction model to identify patients at high risk of 30-day readmission before hospital discharge.
Donzé, J.D., John, G., Bütikofer, L., Genné, Daniel, Mancinetti, M., Leuppi, J.D., Mathys, P., Donzé, Jacques D., Aujesky, Drahomir, Genné, D., John, Gregor, Mancinetti, Marco, Leuppi, Jörg D., Mathys, Philippe, Bütikofer, Lukas, Leuppi, Jörg D, John, Gregor Raphaël, Donzé, Jacques D, Aujesky, D.   +18 more
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Emergency readmission criterion: a technique for determining emergency readmission time window [PDF]

, 2008
A frequently chosen time window in defining readmission is 28 days after discharge. Yet in the literature, shorter and longer periods such as 14 days or 90-180 days have also been suggested.
Chaussalet, Thierry J, Demir, E., Millard, P.H., Chaussalet, T.J., Demir, Eren, Xie, H., Millard, Peter H, Xie, Haifeng   +7 more
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Reduction in Hospitals’ Readmission Rates: Role of Hospital-Based Skilled Nursing Facilities

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2019
Hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge is an important quality measure given that it represents a potentially preventable adverse outcome. Approximately, 20% of Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted within 30 days of discharge.
Shivani Gupta PhD, Ferhat D. Zengul PhD, Ganisher K. Davlyatov PhD, Robert Weech-Maldonado PhD   +3 more
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Readmission prediction via deep contextual embedding of clinical concepts. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Hospital readmission costs a lot of money every year. Many hospital readmissions are avoidable, and excessive hospital readmissions could also be harmful to the patients.
Cao Xiao, Tengfei Ma, Adji B Dieng, David M Blei, Fei Wang   +4 more
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Potential of community-based risk estimates for improving hospital performance measures and discharge planning

BMJ Open Quality, 2021
Background Risk-adjusted rates of hospital readmission are a common indicator of hospital performance. There are concerns that current risk-adjustment methods do not account for the many factors outside the hospital setting that can affect readmission ...
Michael Reid, George Kephart, Pantelis Andreou, Alysia Robinson   +3 more
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