Association of Extending Hospital Length of Stay with Reduced Pediatric Hospital Readmissions

Creator(s)

James C. Gay, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Matt Hall, Children's Hospital Association
Jessica L. Markham, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Stephanie K. Doupnik, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Jay G. Berry, Children's Hospital Boston

Document Type

Letter to the Editor

Publication Date

2-1-2019

Identifier

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.3815; PMCID: PMC6439598

Abstract

This cohort study explores the association between index hospitalization length of stay and hospital readmissions among children.

Journal Title

JAMA Pediatrics

Volume

173

Issue

2

First Page

186

Last Page

188

Comments

Grant support

• K23 MH115162/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States

Recommended Citation

Gay JC, Hall M, Markham JL, Bettenhausen JL, Doupnik SK, Berry JG. Association of Extending Hospital Length of Stay With Reduced Pediatric Hospital Readmissions. JAMA Pediatr. 2019;173(2):186-188. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.3815