Three Common Methodological Issues in Studies of Surgical Readmission Rates: The Trouble With Readmissions

JAMA Surg. 2018 Dec 1;153(12):1074-1076. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.2488.

Authors

Cheryl K Zogg^{1

2}, Timothy M Pawlik^{3

4}, Adil H Haider^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
² Center for Surgery and Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus.
⁴ Deputy Editor.

PMID: 30193351
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.2488

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Health Services Research / methods*
Humans
Patient Readmission*
Research Design / standards*
Surgical Procedures, Operative*