Inability of providers to predict unplanned readmissions.

Nazima Allaudeen; Jeffrey L. Schnipper; John Orav; Robert Wachter; Arpana Vidyarthi

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Inability of providers to predict unplanned readmissions.

November 26, 2014

Allaudeen N, Schnipper JL, Orav J, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26(7):771-6.

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None of the providers directly involved in caring for hospitalized elderly patients—nurses, physicians, or case managers—were able to accurately predict the likelihood that these patients would be readmitted within 30 days of discharge.

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