title: Hospital accountability and population health: lessons from measuring readmission rates.
authors.forename: Stephen F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Jencks
authors.forename: Jane E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Brock
mesh_terms: D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006761:Hospitals / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000592:standards; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020379:Risk Adjustment; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States