Annals of internal medicine
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Early and late readmissions may have different causal factors, requiring different prevention strategies. ⋯ Health Resources and Services Administration, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Harvard Catalyst, and Harvard University.
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Observational Study
Revisit rates and associated costs after an emergency department encounter: a multistate analysis.
Return visits to the emergency department (ED) or hospital after an index ED visit strain the health system, but information about rates and determinants of revisits is limited. ⋯ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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The PRISMA statement is a reporting guideline designed to improve the completeness of reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Authors have used this guideline worldwide to prepare their reviews for publication. In the past, these reports typically compared 2 treatment alternatives. ⋯ This document presents the extension and provides examples of good reporting, as well as elaborations regarding the rationale for new checklist items and the modification of previously existing items from the PRISMA statement. It also highlights educational information related to key considerations in the practice of network meta-analysis. The target audience includes authors and readers of network meta-analyses, as well as journal editors and peer reviewers.
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Editorial Comment
Opportunities and challenges for reducing hospital revisits.