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. 2014 Nov 1;190(9):1072-4.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201407-1345LE.

Readmission penalties for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease will further stress hospitals caring for vulnerable patient populations

Michael W Sjoding  1 , Colin R Cooke
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Readmission penalties for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease will further stress hospitals caring for vulnerable patient populations

Michael W Sjoding et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease readmission rates across hospital referral regions. Rates were calculated by averaging hospital rates within each region weighted by volume, and referral regions were grouped into quartiles.
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