Date Time Potential ways to improve survival for certain cancer patients who receive fragmented care New study designed to address health care fragmentation identifies risk factors for readmission to a different hospital from where pancreatic, liver, or stomach cancer operations were initially performed. Key Takeaways Pancreatic, liver, bile duct, and stomach cancer operations are inherently complex and initially often take place at large cancer centers where surgical teams perform a large volume of procedures. Readmission to a different hospital from where patients had these operations initially performed markedly increases death risk. There are ways to address care fragmentation with newly identified risk factors for readmission; cancer hospitals should seek to determine safe sites of care for readmissions after these types of operations.