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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