The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) has posted a new statistical brief on the following: 30-Day Readmissions following Hospitalizations for Chronic vs. Acute Conditions, 2008
The brief can be found at: http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/sta ... briefs.jsp
The HCUP family of health care databases and related software tools and products is made possible by a Federal-State-Industry partnership sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Visit the HCUP User Support Web site at: http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov