What makes a patient more likely to end up back in the hospital? Study finds surprising role for social factors
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 11:51
in Health & Medicine
When it comes to predicting which patients will end up back in the hospital -- costing their hospital a readmission penalty -- the answer is not as one-size-fits-all as hospital gowns, a new study shows. Social and disability factors matter, and differ by condition.