Connecting Hospital to Home: Characteristics of and Rehospitalization Rates in Hospitalized Children With Private-Duty Nursing

^aDepartments of Pediatrics,
^gMedicine,
^hMedical Social Sciences, and
ⁱPreventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; and
^dCase Management and Patient Services,
^bMary Ann and J. Milburn Smith Child Health Research, Outreach, and Advocacy Center, and
^cDivisions of Academic General Pediatrics and Primary Care,
^eHospital-Based Medicine, and
^fCritical Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Address correspondence to Carolyn C. Foster, MD, MSHS, Division of Academic General Pediatrics and Primary Care, Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Mary Ann and J. Milburn Smith Child Health Research, Outreach, and Advocacy Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 E Chicago Ave, Box 162, Chicago, IL 60611. E-mail: ccfoster{at}luriechildrens.org

Dr Foster conceptualized and designed the study, designed and helped conduct the analysis, and drafted the initial manuscript; Dr Kwon aided in study design, aided with data collection and management, helped with conducting the analysis, and reviewed and revised the manuscript; Dr Whitlow helped conceptualize the study, aided with data collection and management, and reviewed and revised the manuscript; Ms Cullen helped with data collection and management and reviewed and revised the manuscript; Drs Agrawal and Goodman aided in study design and reviewed and revised the manuscript; Dr Davis participated in study conceptualization and design and data interpretation and reviewed and revised the manuscript; and all authors approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

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