Is the Risk-Standardized Readmission Rate Appropriate for a Generic Quality Indicator of Hospital Care? / 보건행정학회지
Health Policy and Management
;
: 148-152, 2016.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-213653
ABSTRACT
The hospital readmission rate has been widely used as an indicator of the quality of hospital care in many countries. However, the transferrability of this indicator that has been developed in a different health care system can be questioned. We reviewed what should be considered when using the risk-standardized readmission rate (RSRR) as a generic quality indicator in the Korean setting. We addressed the relationship between RSRR and the quality of hospital care, methodological aspects of RSRR, and use of RSRR for external purposes. These issues can influence the validity of the readmission rate as a generic quality indicator. Therefore RSRR should be used with care and further studies are needed to enhance the validity of the readmission rate indicator.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Patient Readmission
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Quality Indicators, Health Care
/
Delivery of Health Care
Type of study:
Etiology study
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Health Policy and Management
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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