According to work by Robb Kociol and colleagues (JAMA, 2012), for STEMI patients, the U.S. adjusted 30-day readmission rate is among the highest in the world.
In JAMA, Karen Joynt, E. John Orav, and Ashish Jha make the case against readmission-based payments: Despite ongoing interest in understanding disparities, much of the previous
The policy landscape on readmissions has shifted considerably since the end of 2009, when Public Reporting of Discharge Planning and Rates of Readmissions was published (PDF, NEJM,
Consider if seriously injured patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) were offered tea and crumpets (T&C) on day 3. Subsequent analysis would likely
Derek Thompson over at The Atlantic: Ten years ago, Americans drank enough soda every year to fill a small aquarium. Fifty-three gallons of the stuff
One thing the academic literature is not so good at is explaining policy context. It’s pretty standard to nod lightly at a policy, not say
From the President’s inaugural speech yesterday: We recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, any one of us, at any time, may face a job
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