Tag Archives: hospital readmission

UC Davis study suggests 30-day window for hospital readmission is too long
October 7, 2016

Currently, the federal government evaluates hospitals based on a 30-day period post patient discharge.  However, according [...]

Pharmacist support leads to reduction in hospital readmission
July 14, 2016

Research estimates that one out of seven patients is readmitted within 30 days of discharge. [...]

Hospital readmissions are often preventable
April 5, 2016

Upon studying 1000 readmissions, UCSF found 27% could have been prevented. click here to read [...]