title: Functional status--an important but overlooked variable in the readmissions equation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: S Ryan
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Greysen
authors.forename: Kenneth E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Covinsky
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index