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- noun The process of being
hospitalized again.
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Examples
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The presentations will address the role of galectin-3 levels in predicting the likelihood of near-term rehospitalization for recently discharged heart failure patients and the utility of serial measurement of galectin-3 levels in prognosticating morbidity and mortality risk.
unknown title 2011
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Sadly, the more common route is a revolving door from hospital to rehab to rehospitalization, which is especially debilitating for older people.
Passages: Plan so later years can be comfortably extended 2011
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Sadly, the more common route is a revolving door from hospital to rehab to rehospitalization, which is especially debilitating for older people.
Passages: Plan so later years can be comfortably extended 2011
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Another SAMHSA grantee, the California Network of Mental Health Clients, has lobbied successfully to block the use of assisted outpatient treatment AOT in the state, even though AOT targets the sickest individuals who are not taking their medication and are potentially dangerous, and has been shown to decrease rehospitalization, incarceration, and violence among such individuals.
DJ Jaffe: Improve Care For Mentally Ill: Eliminate Mental Health Agencies DJ Jaffe 2011
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"I saw this vicious cycle: hospitalization, rehospitalization, many times," said Cordeiro of her early years as a pediatrician.
Alison Craiglow Hockenberry: Making More Health for More People -- and Making it Look Easy Alison Craiglow Hockenberry 2011
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Another SAMHSA grantee, the California Network of Mental Health Clients, has lobbied successfully to block the use of assisted outpatient treatment AOT in the state, even though AOT targets the sickest individuals who are not taking their medication and are potentially dangerous, and has been shown to decrease rehospitalization, incarceration, and violence among such individuals.
DJ Jaffe: Improve Care For Mentally Ill: Eliminate Mental Health Agencies DJ Jaffe 2011
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Association between method of delivery and maternal rehospitalization.
The Official Lamaze® Guide Judith Lothian RN 2010
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Plavix costs about $200/month, a hefty price tag for an uninsured father, but a government plan that would pay for it is far more cost-effective than the thousands of dollars required for rehospitalization and possibly restenting.
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In the case of 50.2% of the patients who were rehospitalized within 30 days after a medical discharge to the community, there was no bill for a visit to a physician's office between the time of discharge and rehospitalization.
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Independent of this latest work, Medicare has been providing informal feedback to hospitals regarding rehospitalization and other quality measures.
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