UCSF Study: Patients With Lupus in Calif., Other States Face High Readmission Rates
A study by researchers at UC-San Francisco finds that one in six hospital patients with lupus are readmitted within a month of discharge. According to the study -- which examined admissions in five states, including California -- patients under age 65, females and minorities had the highest rates of readmission within 30 days of discharge.
- "Readmission Rates High in Lupus" (Walsh, MedPage Today, 8/11).