Abstracts tagged "comparative effectiveness and harms and pediatric rheumatology"

Abstract Number: 423 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Institutional and Regional Variation in Childhood SLE 30-Day Hospital Readmission Rates: A Comparative Effectiveness Research Using the Pediatric Health Information System Database
Breanna Beltz¹, Mohammad Shah², Mary Toth³ and Moussa El-Hallak⁴, ¹Hiram College, Akron, OH, ²Patient Safety and Quality Services, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH, ³Rheumatology, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH, ⁴Dept of Pediatric Rheumatology, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
Background/Purpose: Early hospital readmission is emerging as an indicator of care quality. The reported 30-day hospital readmission (30-DHR) rate for pediatric patients is 6.5%. However,…