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Unplanned Hospital Readmissions in British Columbia Shuster, Constantin; Hurlburt, Andrew; Tam, Penny; Staples, John A.

Abstract

Unplanned hospital readmissions affect 9.1% of Canadian patients and cost more than $1.8 billion per year. Hospital readmission rates are publicly reported in Canada and often interpreted as a marker of health system performance. Regrettably, British Columbia has one of the highest 30-day readmission rates nationwide (9.7%). This should motivate clinicians, hospitals, and health authorities to institute programs that monitor and prevent unplanned hospital readmissions.

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Title
Unplanned Hospital Readmissions in British Columbia
Creator
Shuster, Constantin; Hurlburt, Andrew; Tam, Penny; Staples, John A.
Contributor
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation
Publisher
Doctors of BC
Date Issued
2018-06-01
Description
Unplanned hospital readmissions affect 9.1% of Canadian patients and cost more than $1.8 billion per year. Hospital readmission rates are publicly reported in Canada and often interpreted as a marker of health system performance. Regrettably, British Columbia has one of the highest 30-day readmission rates nationwide (9.7%). This should motivate clinicians, hospitals, and health authorities to institute programs that monitor and prevent unplanned hospital readmissions.
Subject
Hospital readmissions; Discharge planning; Quality improvement
Genre
Postprint
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-04-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0412183
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81082
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Medicine, Department of
Citation
Shuster C, Hurlburt A, Tam P, Staples JA. Unplanned hospital readmissions in British Columbia. BC Medical Association Journal. 2018 Jun 1;60(5):263-7.
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Graduate
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Authors
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