Reducing Readmissions--Destination or Journey?

Affiliations

¹ Office of Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development, Washington, DC.
² Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland3Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System, Portland, Oregon.

Comment

David Atkins et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Apr.

. 2016 Apr;176(4):493-5.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.8603.

¹ Office of Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development, Washington, DC.
² Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland3Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System, Portland, Oregon.

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Preventability and Causes of Readmissions in a National Cohort of General Medicine Patients.
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