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dc.contributor.authorDemir, Eren
dc.contributor.authorChaussalet, Thierry J.
dc.contributor.authorXie, Haifeng
dc.contributor.authorMillard, Peter H.
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-26T09:29:52Z
dc.date.available2013-11-26T09:29:52Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationDemir , E , Chaussalet , T J , Xie , H & Millard , P H 2006 , A method for determining an emergency readmission time window for better patient management . in Procs 19th IEEE Symposium in Computer-Based Medical Systems : CBMS 2006 . Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , pp. 789 – 793 , 19th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems , Salt Lake City , Utah , United States , 22/06/06 . https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2006.15
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dc.identifier.isbn0-7695-2517-1
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 563135
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: b1786806-5339-49da-9dba-9a566b90388b
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 33845588950
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/12193
dc.descriptionErin Demir, et al, 'A Method for Determining an Emergency Readmission Time Window for Better Patient Management', in Proceedings of the 19th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, July 2006, https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2006.15.
dc.description.abstractThis paper introduces a modelling approach to determining the appropriate width of a time window within which an admission is classified as a readmission. The approach is based on an intuitive idea that patients, who are discharged from hospital, can be broadly considered as consisting of two groups - a group that is at high risk of readmission and a group that is at low risk. Using national data from the London area (UK), we demonstrate its usefulness in the case of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), one of the leading causes of early readmission. Although marked regional differences exist for the optimal width of the time window for COPD patients, our findings are largely inline with figures used by the government, hence provide some support for the use of 28 days as the time window for defining COPD readmissions. The novelty of this modelling approach lies in its ability to estimate an appropriate time window based on evidence objectively derived from operational data. Therefore, it can provide a means of monitoring performance for hospitals, and can potentially contribute to the better management of patient careen
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
dc.relation.ispartofProcs 19th IEEE Symposium in Computer-Based Medical Systems
dc.titleA method for determining an emergency readmission time window for better patient managementen
dc.contributor.institutionStatistical Services Consulting Unit
dc.contributor.institutionHertfordshire Business School
dc.contributor.institutionSocial Sciences, Arts & Humanities Research Institute
dc.contributor.institutionHealth Services and Medicine
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Research on Management, Economy and Society
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Marketing and Enterprise
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