<unk> is the unplanned<unk> for any cause to any acute care hospital within a certain period of time following the discharge from a hospitalization.  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) choose to measure unplanned<unk> within 30 days instead of over longer time periods (such as 90 days), because<unk>  over longer periods may be impacted by factors outside hospitals’ control such as other complicating illnesses, patients’ own behavior, or care provided to patients after discharge.
Hospital readmissions
Surgical emergency
Cardiac rehabilitation
Suicide note
Peripherally inserted central catheter
Hospitalism
Critical Incident Stress Management
Dental emergency