title: Hospital readmission from a transitional care unit.
abstract: The purpose of this project was to characterize patients readmitted to the hospital during a stay in a transitional care unit (TCUT). Typically, readmitted patients were females, widowed, with 8 medical diagnoses, and taking 12 different medications. Readmission from the TCU occurred within 7 days as a result of a newly developed problem. Most patients did not return home after readmission from the TCU. Understanding high-risk patients' characteristics that lead to costly hospital readmission during a stay in the TCU can assist clinicians and healthcare providers to plan and implement timely and effective interventions, and help facility personnel in fiscal and resource management issues.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Moline, IL 61265, USA. maa928@uic.edu
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Denice
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tyler
authors.forename: Lelia B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Helms
authors.forename: Kathleen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: Kathleen J H
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Sparbel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006302:Health Services Research; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011383:Progressive Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013997:Time Factors