In the Literature: HM-Related Research You Need to Know

The Hospitalist. 2011 May;2011(05):

May 1, 2011 | The Hospitalist

Heather L. Davidson, MD ; Melissa Hagman, MD ; Elliot S. Jerud, MD ; Mehraneh Khalighi, MD ; Anna S. Loge, MD ; Andrew White, MD ; Anneliese M. Schleyer, MD, MHA, FHM ; University Of Washington

Bottom line: Discharge from a for-profit hospital is one of several risk factors for 30-day readmission to a different hospital.

Citation: Kind AJ, Bartels C, Mell MW, Mullahy J, Smith M. For-profit hospital status and rehospitalizations at different hospitals: an analysis of Medicare data. Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(11):718-727. TH