The effect of clinical interventions on hospital readmissions: a meta-review of published meta-analyses
Open Access
- 23 January 2013
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
- Vol. 2 (1), 1
- https://doi.org/10.1186/2045-4015-2-1
Abstract
The economic impact and ease of measurement of all-cause hospital readmission rates (HRR) have led to the current debate as to whether they are reducible, and whether they should be used as a publicly reported quality indicators of medical care.Keywords
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