Hospital Readmissions

22.7% of Adverse Events During Hospital Admission Are Preventable

January 25, 2023 - A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine determined that 22.7% of adverse events during hospital admission were preventable. Researchers in the publication designed their investigation around the 1991 Harvard Medical Practice Study results, which determined that adverse events during hospitalization are a significant concern...


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Patient–Physician Language Agreement Improves Patient Outcomes

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