ED: Hospital Emergency Department Visits and Readmission Rates

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A data frame with 164 observations of 8 variables.

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model

Model of care (A, B, or C (usual care)

los

Length of stay in days

age

Age of patient in years

gender

Male or female

cci

Charelson Comorbidity Index

LACE

LACE index: predicts likelihood of readmission or death

readmit

Factor indicating whether patient was readmitted within 30 days post-discharge

visit

Factor indicating whether patient visited the Emergency Department within 30 days post-discharge

Source

Mitchell, RD, Longstreth KL, Graham J, Kerns GJ. Comparison of two pharmacist-delivered transitions of care models for patients discharged home from a community teaching hospital. Used with permission.


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