readmission

noun

re·ad·mis·sion (ˌ)rē-əd-ˈmi-shən

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plural readmissions

: a second or subsequent admission : the act of readmitting someone or something

readmission to the hospital five days after discharge

college readmissions

Examples of readmission in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The researchers suspect a policy introduced to lower hospital readmission rates had unintended consequences reflected in follow-up visits. —

Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 5 Aug. 2024 Leapfrog, for example, does not include readmission and mortality rates, but assesses additional measures like safe medication administration and foreign objects left in after surgery. —

Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024 Remote patient monitoring and virtual nursing help lower hospital readmissions by as much as 38% and significantly reduce cost of care. —

Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 29 July 2024 That has brought the readmission rate down from 18% to 3%, according to Hess. —

Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for readmission

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