Preventable Readmissions

Summary

Identifying and reducing avoidable readmissions will improve patient safety, enhance quality of care, and lower health care spending. That is why policymakers, consumers, hospital leaders and the medical community are focused increasingly on readmissions to hospitals.

“Examining the Drivers of Readmissions and Reducing Unnecessary Readmissions for Better Patient Care” summarizes research on hospital readmissions, including the linkages between readmissions and quality of care, and the various circumstances that may drive readmissions.