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As an indicator of the quality of care, Halfon notes the importance of the avoidable readmissions measure being reliable, relevant, valid, and affordable.

 

In order to be reliable it must have a dependable gold standard. In this study medical record reviews were used as the gold standard.

 

The study is relevant because it "makes use of a priori medical criteria from all areas of medicine except psychiatry."