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New research shows most urgent hospital readmissions are hard to avoid
August 22, 2011
New research led by
Dr. Carl van Walraven
suggests that contrary to popular belief, most urgent hospital readmissions can’t be blamed on medical errors or gaps in care. After analyzing records from nearly 5,000 patients from 11 Ontario hospitals, Dr. van Walraven and his colleagues found that just 16% of urgent readmissions were potentially avoidable – the rest were due simply to health problems. This research could lead to more reliable ways to measure and improve hospital quality. See
CMAJ
or
Ottawa Citizen
for details.