title: Hospital Readmissions: Are They Preventable?
authors: Department of General Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, 2315 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
authors: Erin G
authors: EG
authors: Brown
authors: Division of Surgical Oncology, UC Davis Cancer Center, 4501 X Street, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. Electronic address: richard.bold@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.
authors: Richard J
authors: RJ
authors: Bold
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000639:trends*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: Health care reform; Readmission; Surgery