An initiative to reduce hospital readmissions: moving towards a learning health system

BACKGROUND: Avoidable readmissions to the hospital present a significant challenge for health systems with an estimated $41.3 billion per year in additional healthcare spending attributed to unnecessary rehospitalization. Existing interventions targeting readmissions shows mixed evidence of effectiv...

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Main Author: Cordella, Nicholas
Other Authors: Carey, Kathleen
Language:en_US
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/32693