Mortality, Hospital Costs, Payments, and Readmissions Associated With Clostridium difficile Infection Among Medicare Beneficiaries

BACKGROUND: The management of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) among hospitalized patients is costly, and ongoing payment reform is compelling hospitals to reduce its burden. To assess the impact of CDI on mortality, hospital costs, healthcare use, and Medicare payments for beneficiaries who we...

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Autores principales: Drozd, Edward M., Inocencio, Timothy J., Braithwaite, Shamonda, Jagun, Dayo, Shah, Hemal, Quon, Nicole C., Broderick, Kelly C., Kuti, Joseph L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2015
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Original Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5102274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27885315
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/IPC.0000000000000299

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5102274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27885315
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/IPC.0000000000000299

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