Dermatology-specific and all-cause 30-day and calendar-year readmissions and costs for dermatologic diseases from 2010 to 2014

Readmissions for skin disease, particularly for the same diagnosis and over time, have not been well studied.To characterize hospital readmissions for skin disease.A cross-sectional observational study examined the Nationwide Readmissions Database from 2010 to 2014, a national sample of hospital discharges in the United States.Of the patients in 3,602,599 dermatologic hospitalizations from 2010 to 2014, 9.8% were readmitted for any cause, 3.3%...