According to research from UC San Francisco (UCSF), hospital 30-day readmissions rates for children do not accurately measure the quality of their care. Researchers say readmission rates are not useful to families trying to find a good hospital, nor to the hospitals trying to improve their pediatric care.
According to research from UC San Francisco (UCSF), hospital 30-day readmissions rates for children do not accurately measure the quality of their care.
Readmission rates for of adult patients have become a specific area of focus for hospital leaders, as they prepare to deal with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) possible penalties. Excessive readmission rates are seen as anindicator of clinical failure and unnecessary expenditures.
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