One-quarter of readmissions are potentially preventable

Preventability and Causes of Readmissions in a National Cohort of General Medicine Patients – JAMA (free full text)

Reducing Readmissions—Destination or Journey? – JAMA Invited Commentary (free full text)

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International Validity of the HOSPITAL Score to Predict 30-Day Potentially Avoidable Hospital Readmissions – JAMA (free full text)

Interesting commentary on the subject

Most dangerous time at the hospital? It may be when you leave – The New York Times (free full text)