Response to: 'Misinterpretation of meaning and intended use of potentially preventable readmissions' by Goldfield et al

Affiliations

¹ Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA and Boston VA Campuses, Bedford and Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA and Boston VA Campuses, Bedford and Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA and Boston VA Campuses, Bedford and Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston University School of Management, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁴ Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA and Boston VA Campuses, Bedford and Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁵ Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁶ Harvard University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Comment

Ann Borzecki et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 Mar.

. 2016 Mar;25(3):208-9.

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-005010. Epub 2015 Nov 27.

¹ Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA and Boston VA Campuses, Bedford and Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA and Boston VA Campuses, Bedford and Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA and Boston VA Campuses, Bedford and Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston University School of Management, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁴ Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA and Boston VA Campuses, Bedford and Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁵ Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁶ Harvard University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Continuous quality improvement; Quality improvement; Quality improvement methodologies.

Comment on

Do pneumonia readmissions flagged as potentially preventable by the 3M PPR software have more process of care problems? A cross-sectional observational study.
Borzecki AM, Chen Q, Restuccia J, Mull HJ, Shwartz M, Gupta K, Hanchate A, Strymish J, Rosen A. Borzecki AM, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Dec;24(12):753-63. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003911. Epub 2015 Aug 17. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015. PMID: 26283672
Misinterpretation of meaning and intended use of potentially preventable readmissions.
Goldfield N, Averill R, Fuller R, Hughes J. Goldfield N, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 Mar;25(3):207-8. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-005009. Epub 2015 Nov 27. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016. PMID: 26614771 No abstract available.