Background: The transfer of patients between hospitals (interhospital transfer, IHT), exposes patients to risks of discontinuity of care, such as errors in communication and gaps in information transfer. In this study, we aim to quantify clinician-reported medical errors attributable to incomplete communication/information transfer during IHT to a tertiary referral hospital. Methods: We included all patients [...]

Background: Thirty-day readmission rates are increasingly used among hospitals as a quality of care indicator since research has shown that higher than expected readmission rates often lead to poor patient outcomes and high financial costs. Causes of readmission tend to be multifactorial and possibly variable dependent on systems. To investigate predictors of 30-day readmission rates, [...]