Background: Partner notification (PN) is key to controlling sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Digital PN options (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Annually, 1%-2% of hospitalized patients are discharged against medical advice (AMA), positioning them at an increased risk of readmission, morbidity, and mortality. Our study aim was to examine 30-day all-cause readmission rates and estimate readmission odds among AMA discharges in the United States, across clinically distinct diagnostic subgroups.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective, serial cross-sectional analysis of data from the 2010-2017 Nationwide Readmissions Database.