How to Use readmission in a Sentence

readmission

noun
  • Russia had done nothing to earn readmission — but Trump called for it anyway.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Feb. 2025
  • That has brought the readmission rate down from 18% to 3%, according to Hess.
    — Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
  • This infection was preventable and caused a week-long hospital readmission and repeat hip surgery.
    — Ruth Ann Dorrill, STAT, 18 June 2022
  • The primary drivers for lower costs were reducing readmissions and spending less time in acute care.
    — David Snow, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • At the same time, hospitals face growing pressure to reduce readmissions and manage outcomes beyond their walls.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And yet states seeking readmission to the Union had to grant freedmen access to political power.
    — New York Times, 20 Jan. 2021
  • For instance, close follow-up lowers hospital readmission rates and helps prevent adverse events.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Even if Greek authorities do agree to send more refugees back, Turkey is threatening to shut the door on readmissions.
    — Megan Greene, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2016
  • Of these patients, 1 in 5 of the Covid-19 survivors died upon readmission.
    — Dr. Ali Tinazli, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Overall, the top-15 were said to have had lower death and readmission rates than peers and to have sent patients home sooner with fewer infections.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022
  • Hospital readmissions take a toll on a hospital's resources, as well as on the patient's emotional well-being.
    — Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Hospitals can choose among goals provided by the state such as lowering readmission rates or screening patients for social needs such as housing.
    — Phil Galewitz, Fortune, 21 May 2021
  • One of the biggest drivers of these runaway healthcare cost increases is hospital admissions and readmissions.
    — Ahzam Afzal, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The hospitals also have dismal readmission rates and government rankings.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Salovey added that the university had dropped the requirement of needing to take two courses at another school before seeking readmission.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Ask about complication and infection rates, and how often patients require readmission or revision surgery.
    — Mathias P. Bostrom, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • There will still be testing, close monitoring and follow-up appointments – all, hopefully, to prevent readmission.
    — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 9 May 2023
  • Each state that had defected to the Confederacy had to create a new constitution for readmission.
    — Carol Motsinger, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2020
  • First, establish a reliable approach to track discharges and readmissions in real time in order to assess the trends and impacts of any interventions.
    — Darshak Sanghavi, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Among patients who were enrolled for at least 13 months, there was a 32% decline in readmissions and a 16% decline in emergency room visits.
    — Benjamin Kornitzer, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Heart failure patients who saw general providers, Morse explained, had a higher hospital readmission rate than those treated by specialists.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 6 July 2020
  • According to this study, female physicians had (slightly) lower mortality rates and readmission rates compared with male doctors in the same hospital.
    — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2016
  • Hernandez can apply for readmission on May 27, 2030.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • For hospitals, the growth of telehealth has helped to triage patients, monitor them after discharge and lower readmission rates, administrators say.
    — Sarah Krouse, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Poorer and rural patients were also less likely to have prompt post-discharge visits to check on issues such as medication, a common contributor to readmission.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 5 Aug. 2024
  • That means celebrating the patient care assistant who prevented a fall, the scheduler who spotted a workflow gap or the nurse who innovated a discharge tool that reduced readmissions.
    — Paula Ferrada, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Is there evidence linking nursing staffing levels to patient outcomes like mortality, infections or readmissions?
    — Anna Mayo, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Diagnostic algorithms have already been shown to reduce readmissions by up to 20% and operational costs by 25%.
    — Waqaas Al-Siddiq, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Wearables can enable early disease detection and reduce hospital readmissions.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Healthcare systems frequently measure outcomes such as length of stay, complications, readmissions and treatment utilization.
    — Karli Swenson, The Conversation, 11 June 2026

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