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Editorial
. 2017 Oct 6;12(10):1566-1568.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.08810817. Epub 2017 Sep 28.

Thirty-Day Hospital Readmissions in the Hemodialysis Population: A Problem Well Put, But Half-Solved

Magdalene M Assimon  1   2 , Jennifer E Flythe  1   3
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Editorial

Thirty-Day Hospital Readmissions in the Hemodialysis Population: A Problem Well Put, But Half-Solved

Magdalene M Assimon et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Epidemiology and outcomes; Patient Readmission; hemodialysis; hospitalization; renal dialysis.

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Using diverse integrated data from multiple sources to inform all steps of PDSA quality improvement action cycles may improve risk prediction, intervention implementation and refinement, and ultimately reduce 30-day hospital readmissions among individuals receiving maintenance dialysis. EHR, electronic health record; PDSA, plan-do-study-act.
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