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SUBMITTER: Basu J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4874830 | biostudies-other | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Health services research 20151020 3
<h4>Research objective</h4>This study examines small area variations in readmission rates to assess whether higher readmission rate in an area is associated with higher clusters of patients with multiple chronic conditions.<h4>Study design</h4>The study uses hospital discharge data of adult (18+) patients in 6 U.S. states for 2009 from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, linked to contextual and provider data from Health Resources and Se ...[more]