title: [Unplanned hospital readmission: a meaningful quality indicator].
abstract: Unplanned hospital readmission is an undesirable life event for the patient. There is some discussion whether hospital readmission is a reliable indicator of the quality of care. A recently developed classification system for hospital readmissions distinguishes between planned and unplanned readmissions. This classification system offers perspectives for the validation of readmission as a quality indicator and a better understanding of the relationship between admission and readmission.
authors.affiliation: Academisch Medisch Centrum, afd. Chirurgie, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: Dink A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Legemate
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010359:Patient Readmission