Medical care
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Is discharge destination a determinant of readmission? Studies to date have been inconclusive. The primary purpose of this study was to identify the role of discharge destination in the occurrence of repeat hospitalizations for a national sample of patients discharged from Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals. ⋯ These findings have important implications for adjusting hospital performance profiles based on discharge destination and for focussing efforts to reduce the frequency and associated costs of hospital readmissions.