title: Response to: 'Misinterpretation of meaning and intended use of potentially preventable readmissions' by Goldfield et al.
authors.affiliation: Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA and Boston VA Campuses, Bedford and Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borzecki
authors.affiliation: Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA and Boston VA Campuses, Bedford and Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA and Boston VA Campuses, Bedford and Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston University School of Management, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Restuccia
authors.affiliation: Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA and Boston VA Campuses, Bedford and Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Hillary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mull
authors.affiliation: Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA and Boston VA Campuses, Bedford and Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston University School of Management, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shwartz
authors.affiliation: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Kalplana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA and Boston VA Campuses, Bedford and Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Amresh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hanchate
authors.affiliation: Harvard University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strymish
authors.affiliation: Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA and Boston VA Campuses, Bedford and Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010359:Patient Readmission; D058996:Quality Improvement
keywords: Continuous quality improvement; Quality improvement; Quality improvement methodologies