Association between occurrence of a postoperative complication and readmission: Implications for quality improvement and cost savings

Authors

Elise H. Lawson, University of California at Los Angeles
Bruce Lee Hall, University of California at Los AngelesFollow
Rachel Louie, University of California at Los Angeles
Susan L. Ettner, University of California at Los Angeles
David S. Zingmond, University of California at Los Angeles
Lein Han, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Baltimore, MD,
Michael T. Rapp, George Washington UniversityFollow
Clifford Y. Ko, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

7-2013

Journal

Annals of Surgery

Volume

Volume 258, Issue 1

Inclusive Pages

10-18

APA Citation

Lawson, E. H., Hall, B. L., Louie, R., Ettner, S. L., Zingmond, D. S., Han, L., Rapp, M., Ko, C. Y. (2013). Association between occurrence of a postoperative complication and readmission: Implications for quality improvement and cost savings. Annals of Surgery, 258(1), 10-18.

Peer Reviewed

1