Risk Prediction Models for Hospital Readmission

Predicting hospital readmission risk is of great interest to identify which patients would benefit most from care transition interventions, as well as to risk-adjust readmission rates for the purposes of hospital comparison.To summarize validated readmission risk prediction models, describe their performance, and assess suitability for clinical or administrative use.The databases of MEDLINE, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library were searched from...