Journal article
Within-Hospital Readmission: An Indicator of Readmission after Discharge from Psychiatric Hospitalization
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Readmission after psychiatric hospitalization is widely used as a quality of care indicator by government funding agencies, policy-makers, and hospitals deciding on clinical priorities. Readmission rates are calculated accurately to allow these varied groups to correctly translate the knowledge into appropriate, tangible outcomes. We aimed to assess how well hospital readmission rates, calculated using only readmissions to the …
Authors
Vigod SN; Taylor VH; Fung K; Kurdyak PA
Journal
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 58, No. 8, pp. 476–481
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
August 2013
DOI
10.1177/070674371305800806
ISSN
0706-7437