Exploring the preventable causes of unplanned readmissions using root cause analysis: Coordination of care is the weakest link

K. S. Fluitman; L. S. van Galen; H. Merten; S. M. Rombach; M. Brabrand; T. Cooksley; C. H. Nickel; C. P. Subbe; M. H. H. Kramer; P. W. B. Nanayakkara

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2015.12.021

Exploring the preventable causes of unplanned readmissions using root cause analysis: Coordination of care is the weakest link

K. S. Fluitman, L. S. van Galen, H. Merten, S. M. Rombach, M. Brabrand, T. Cooksley, C. H. Nickel, C. P. Subbe, M. H. H. Kramer, P. W. B. Nanayakkara

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	18-24
Journal	European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume	30
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2015.12.021
Publication status	Published - May 2016

Keywords

Patient readmission
Quality improvement
Root cause analysis

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Fluitman, K. S., van Galen, L. S., Merten, H., Rombach, S. M., Brabrand, M., Cooksley, T., Nickel, C. H., Subbe, C. P., Kramer, M. H. H., & Nanayakkara, P. W. B. (2016). Exploring the preventable causes of unplanned readmissions using root cause analysis: Coordination of care is the weakest link. European Journal of Internal Medicine, 30, 18-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2015.12.021

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