Open AccessCOVID-19–Related Circumstances for Hospital Readmissions: A Case Series From 2 New York City Hospitals
Author(s) -
Justin Choi,
Jigar Contractor,
Amy Shaw,
Youmna Abdelghany,
Jesse Frye,
Madelyn Renzetti,
Emily S. Smith,
Leland Soiefer,
Shuting Lu,
Justin R Kingery,
Jamuna Krishnan,
William J Levine,
Monika M. Safford,
Martin F. Shapiro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of patient safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1549-8425
pISSN - 1549-8417
DOI - 10.1097/pts.0000000000000870
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , emergency medicine , hospital readmission , retrospective cohort study , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , outbreak
The aim of the study was to determine the main factors contributing to hospital readmissions and their potential preventability after a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalization at 2 New York City hospitals.