Readmission rates impacted by patients' knowledge, skills
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
A study by physicians has found that patients with a high degree of activation (possessing the knowledge, skills, confidence and inclination to assume responsibility for managing one's health and health-care needs) were less likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge than those with a low level of activation.