30-DAY HOSPITAL READMISSION PREDICTION MODELS: DESIGN, PERFORMANCE and GENERALIZABILITY

2 D;VProvide a summary of objectives, study design,setting, participants, sample size, predictors,outcome, statistical analysis, results, andconclusionsIntroduction Background andObjectives3a D;VExplain the medical context (including whetherdiagnostic or prognostic) and rationale fordeveloping or validating the multivariableprediction model, including references to existingmodels. 3b D;VSpecify the objectives, including whether the studydescribes the development or validation of themodel, or both.Methods Sources of Data 4a D;VDescribe the study design or source of data (e.g.,randomized trial, cohort, or registry data),separately for the development and validationdatasets, if applicable.4b D;VSpecify the key study dates, including start ofaccrual; end of accrual; and, if applicable, end offollow-up. 4c D;VSpecifiy the type of data source (e.g. ElectronicMedical Record, Health Information Exchange,Administrative Claims), the form (electronic vs.non), availability of data (e.g. open-source vsproprietary) and any efforts in data integrationacross sources (e.g. ontological alignment, entity