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CHF patients discharged on Fridays have higher 30-day readmission. What’s going on?

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You’ve pulled a year of congestive heart failure (CHF) discharges. Patients discharged on Fridays have a 25% 30-day readmission rate; the overall CHF readmission rate is 18%. What’s your hypothesis, and how would you confirm?

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