readmission
noun
re·ad·mis·sion
(ˌ)rē-əd-ˈmi-shən 
-ad-
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
Surgical site infections are also a significant cause of hospital readmission and death after surgery.
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Chloe Bryson-Cahn, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2024
But the readmission rate after discharge among those Pennsylvania hospitals is 5% higher than the national average, the risk index says.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Any readmissions for these reasons could result in Medicare cutting payments to those hospitals by as much as 3%.6
Example 1
You are admitted to the hospital on January 1 (day 1) and are discharged to home on January 8 (day 8).
—Tanya Feke, Md, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2023
His disciplinary revocation comes with permission to reapply for readmission.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
Inpatient readmissions or return trips to the ER within 30 days of discharge are also more common for the IDD group, indicating poor quality care or lousy care coordination, or both.
—Lynne Moronski, STAT, 11 Jan. 2024
Hospital readmissions are a stubborn and complex problem; roughly 18% of all Medicare patients end up back in the hospital within a month of leaving, and many of these readmissions are preventable.
—Darshak Sanghavi, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
The hospitals also have dismal readmission rates and government rankings.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2024
For decades, students had criticized Yale’s withdrawal and readmission policies, which were deemed among the least supportive in the Ivy League in a 2018 white paper by the Ruderman Family Foundation.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023
Chloe Bryson-Cahn, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2024
But the readmission rate after discharge among those Pennsylvania hospitals is 5% higher than the national average, the risk index says.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Any readmissions for these reasons could result in Medicare cutting payments to those hospitals by as much as 3%.6
Example 1
You are admitted to the hospital on January 1 (day 1) and are discharged to home on January 8 (day 8).
—Tanya Feke, Md, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2023
His disciplinary revocation comes with permission to reapply for readmission.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
Inpatient readmissions or return trips to the ER within 30 days of discharge are also more common for the IDD group, indicating poor quality care or lousy care coordination, or both.
—Lynne Moronski, STAT, 11 Jan. 2024
Hospital readmissions are a stubborn and complex problem; roughly 18% of all Medicare patients end up back in the hospital within a month of leaving, and many of these readmissions are preventable.
—Darshak Sanghavi, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
The hospitals also have dismal readmission rates and government rankings.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2024
For decades, students had criticized Yale’s withdrawal and readmission policies, which were deemed among the least supportive in the Ivy League in a 2018 white paper by the Ruderman Family Foundation.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023
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“Readmission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/readmission. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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