Shadmi, Efrat; Zeltzer, Dan; Shir, Tzvi; Flaks-Manov, … - In: Journal of applied economics 23 (2020) 1, pp. 729-745
We study a large intervention intended to reduce hospital readmission rates in Israel. Since 2012, readmission risk was … calculated for patients aged 65 and older, and high-risk patients were flagged to providers upon admission and after discharge … patients aged 65-70 relative to patients aged 60-64, who were not targeted by the intervention and for whom no risk-scores were …
