Purpose of admission and resource use during cancer hospitalizations

This study examined the role of purpose of admission (POA) in hospitalizations for lung, colon, and breast cancers, using the 1985 20-percent Medicare provider analysis and review file. Six POA categories were created from discharge abstract data. Average hospitalization charges, per diem charges, l...

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Autores principales: Iezzoni, Lisa I., Henderson, Mary G., Bergman, Andrew, Drews, Reed E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 1991
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10145730
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Sumario:This study examined the role of purpose of admission (POA) in hospitalizations for lung, colon, and breast cancers, using the 1985 20-percent Medicare provider analysis and review file. Six POA categories were created from discharge abstract data. Average hospitalization charges, per diem charges, length of stay, and rates of death varied significantly by POA (p < .001). Rural and small hospitals were more likely to admit patients for palliation, while urban and large hospitals admitted relatively more patients for active interventions (p < .0001). POA and indicators of case complexity added only modestly to the ability of diagnosis-related groups to predict hospitalization charges.

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