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Relationship between the Charlson Comorbidity Index and cost of treating hip fractures: implications for bundled payment

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to investigate how the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) scores contribute to increased length of stay (LOS) and healthcare costs in hip fracture patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Through retrospective analysis at an Urban level I trauma center, charts for all pati...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Daniel J., Greenberg, Sarah E., Sathiyakumar, Vasanth, Thakore, Rachel, Ehrenfeld, Jesse M., Obremskey, William T., Sethi, Manish K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4559541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25697846
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-015-0337-z