Optimal Timing of Physician Visits after Hospital Discharge to Reduce Readmission

Objective To identify the optimal timing of in‐person physician visit after hospital discharge to yield the largest reduction in readmission among elderly or chronically ill patients. Data Sources/Study Setting/Extraction Methods We extracted insurance billing data on 620,656 admissions for any cause from 2002 to 2009 in Quebec, Canada. Study Design We used flexible survival models to estimate inverse probability weights for the precise timing...