title: Quality improvement of care transitions and the trend of composite hospital care.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: Giffin W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Daughtridge
authors.affiliation: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Traci
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Archibald
authors.affiliation: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, Maryland3Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: Patrick H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Conway
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D007297:Inpatients; D007902:Length of Stay; D006278:Medicare; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000639:trends*; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000639:trends*; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D014481:United States