April 11, 2013
Author(s)
Elizabeth M. Hechenbleikner, Martin A. Makary, Daniel Samarov, Jennifer L. Bennett, Susan L. Gearhart, Jonathan E. Efron, Elizabeth C. Wick
… in NSQIP and UHC; unplanned readmissions occurred in 14.7%(108 patients) and 17.6%(129 patients), respectively. NSQIP … because the readmission occurred at another hospital(n=7), discrepancy in definition(n=2), or oversight(n=1). UHC … because of discrepancy in 30-day readmission definition(n=20) or oversight(n=11). UHC identified 66(51%) readmissions …