Several studies of post-operative hospital utilization have shown that the majority of readmissions occur for preventable reasons (4). Moreover, targeting patients who are at risk for readmission and providing them with more sustained care coordination, supported by robust education, could significantly reduce early rehospitalization incidence (3,4).
citations:
(3) McAdams-DeMarco MA et al. “Early Hospital Readmission After Kidney Transplantation: Patient and Center-Level Associations.” American Journal of Transplantation. 2012; 12: 3283–3288.
(4) Paterno F et al. “Hospital utilization and consequences of readmissions after liver transplantation.” Surgery. Oct 2014; 156(4): 871–880.