title: Longer length of stay or readmissions: can we achieve a balance?
authors.affiliation: VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University and Harvard Medical School. Electronic address: kitani@va.gov.
authors.forename: Kamal M F
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Itani
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
keywords: Length of stay; Metrics; Quality; Readmission; Surgery