readmission
noun
re·ad·mis·sion
(ˌ)rē-əd-ˈmi-shən 
-ad-
plural readmissions
: a second or subsequent admission : the act of readmitting someone or something
readmission to the hospital five days after discharge
college readmissions
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Of these readmissions, 27% are easily avoidable with adequate treatment.
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Ahzam Afzal, Forbes, 3 Jan. 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
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
Insofar as adverse events were concerned, at 90 days post-surgery, 3.6% of patients had experienced an adverse event such as unplanned readmission, admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), or an unplanned return to the operating theater.
—New Atlas, 12 Feb. 2025
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Ahzam Afzal, Forbes, 3 Jan. 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
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
Insofar as adverse events were concerned, at 90 days post-surgery, 3.6% of patients had experienced an adverse event such as unplanned readmission, admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), or an unplanned return to the operating theater.
—New Atlas, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for readmission
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“Readmission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/readmission. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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