Factors associated with unplanned readmissions within 1 day of acute care discharge: a retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Julie Considine (Author), Debra Berry (Author), Evan Newnham (Author), Matthew Jiang (Author), Karen Fox (Author), David Plunkett (Author), Melissa Mecner (Author), Peteris Darzins (Author), Mary O'Reilly (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Unplanned hospital readmissions are a quality and safety indicator. In Australian, 8% to 11.1% of unplanned readmissions occur ≤1 day of acute care discharge. The aim of this study was to explore the reasons for unplanned hospital readmissions ≤1 day of acute care discharge, and...