Many surgical readmissions can’t be blamed on hospitals

By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – When too many surgery patients come back to a hospital after being sent home, the hospital can be fined by the federal government. Many readmissions were due to issues like drug abuse or homelessness, the researchers found. “Very few were due to reasons we could control with better medical care at the index admission,” said lead author Dr. Lisa McIntyre, of Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

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Many surgical readmissions can’t be blamed on hospitals