title: Health policy update: rethinking hospital readmission as a surgical quality measure.
authors.affiliation: Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: Micah E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Girotti
authors.affiliation: Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.affiliation: Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: Justin B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dimick
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000191:economics; D010359:Patient Readmission; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States