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LACE index: a standalone construct

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Health services research

a readmission risk index using length of stay, acuity of admission, comorbidity and emergency visits.

In health services research, LACE index refers to a readmission risk index using length of stay, acuity of admission, comorbidity and emergency visits. This meaning comes from van Walraven (2010) in Canadian Medical Association Journal.[1]

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References

van Walraven, C., Dhalla, I. A., Bell, C., Etchells, E., Stiell, I. G., Zarnke, K., Austin, P. C., & Forster, A. J. (2010). Derivation and validation of an index to predict early death or unplanned readmission after discharge from hospital to the community. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 182(6), 551-557. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.091117

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