The relative effects of patient and hospital factors on postpartum readmissions.

Mark Allen ClappSarah E LittleJie ZhengJulian N RobinsonAnjali J Kaimal

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2018)

Obstetric readmissions were more attributable to patient and demographic characteristics than to hospital characteristics. Readmission metric-based incentives may ultimately penalize hospitals providing high-quality care due to patient characteristics specific to their catchment area.

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