Impact of gaps in care for malnourished patients on length of stay and hospital readmission

Abstract Background Few published articles have focused on identifying the gaps in care that follow a malnutrition diagnosis and their effects on length of stay (LOS) and 90-day readmission. We hypothesized that length of stay and readmission were associated with these gaps in care. Methods Two regi...

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Main Authors: Joanna Bryan Ringel, Deanna Jannat-Khah, Rachel Chambers, Emily Russo, Louise Merriman, Renuka Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-3918-3