"Readmission" refers to the act of being admitted or let back into a place or institution after leaving or being expelled from it previously. Full definition
However, a new UC San Francisco (UCSF) study shows that hospital readmissions rates for children are not necessarily meaningful measures of the quality of their care. (sciencedaily.com)
In the study, black children had a 1.5 times higher frequency of hospital readmissions because of Crohn's disease compared to white children. (sciencedaily.com)
«That has the potential to improve the usefulness of readmission rates as a quality indicator,» said Bardach. (sciencedaily.com)