Comparison of a Potential Hospital Quality Metric With Existing Metrics for Surgical Quality–Associated Readmission | Zendy

Laura A. Graham | Zendy; Hillary J. Mull | Zendy; Todd H. Wagner | Zendy; Melanie S. Morris | Zendy; Amy K. Rosen | Zendy; Joshua Richman | Zendy; Jeff Whittle | Zendy; Edith Burns | Zendy; Laurel A. Copeland | Zendy; Kamal M.F. Itani | Zendy; Mary T. Hawn | Zendy

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Comparison of a Potential Hospital Quality Metric With Existing Metrics for Surgical Quality–Associated Readmission

Author(s) -

Laura A. Graham,

Hillary J. Mull,

Todd H. Wagner,

Melanie S. Morris,

Amy K. Rosen,

Joshua Richman,

Jeff Whittle,

Edith Burns,

Laurel A. Copeland,

Kamal M.F. Itani,

Mary T. Hawn

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1313

Subject(s) - medicine , metric (unit) , population , emergency medicine , surgery , hospital readmission , general surgery , operations management , environmental health , economics

This cohort study analyzes data from US Veterans Affairs hospitals to compare the existing metric of any unplanned readmission, which may not reflect the quality of surgical care, with a metric that classifies readmissions as likely associated with surgical quality in high-volume inpatient surgical procedures.

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