The paper by Bueno, et al. (JAMA, 2010) raises methodological issues worth flagging. Though I don’t have anything novel to say about their results, here’s a plain-word
Ranjana Srivastava, a medical oncologist, writes in NEJM: [I]f the surgeon admitted the patient, surely he can decide what’s best. If necessary, the anesthesiologist can call
I have not had time to read the research papers on readmissions in the latest issue of JAMA. But I have read all the shorter
I just can’t believe we’re still doing this: Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) doesn’t like President Barack Obama’s health care reform law. It’s too expensive
This is one of the most important questions about hospital readmissions. Some are unavoidable and warranted. Others are not. How much of each occur?’ A
From Weinberger, Oddone, and Henderson (NEJM, 1996): BACKGROUND: For chronically ill patients, readmission to the hospital can be frequent and costly. We studied the effect
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Great pickup by the AP: Governors who reject health insurance for the poor under the federal health care overhaul could wind up in a politically
Austin has been on a tear discussing readmissions. See this and this and this and this. Along with that, he notes an argument against readmission penalties in Medicare. I’m following his thoughts with
The answer, according to a year 2000 study published in The American Journal of Medicine (lead author: Kossovksy), is both. PURPOSE: To determine if early
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