Canadian Research Suggests Hospital Readmissions Not Adequate Measure of Quality

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Based on hospital readmission rates at 11 Ontario hospitals in five cities, researchers found hospitals did not vary significantly by avoidable readmission rates, questioning the use of urgent readmission rates to measure quality of care, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on hospital readmissions.

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