Suitability of elderly adult hospital readmission rates for profiling readmissions in younger adult and pediatric populations.

Emily M BucholzSara L ToomeyNeel M ButalaAlyna T ChienRobert W YehMark A Schuster

Published in: Health services research (2020)

Hospital readmission rates in elderly adults, which are currently used for public reporting and hospital comparisons, may reflect broader hospital readmission performance in middle-aged and young adult populations; however, they are not reflective of hospital performance in pediatric populations.

Keyphrases

healthcare
adverse drug
acute care
young adults
mental health
middle aged
single cell
community dwelling
electronic health record