Evidence of Racial and Geographic Disparities in the Use of Medicare Observation Stays and Subsequent Patient Outcomes Relative to Short-Stay Hospitalizations

Purpose: To examine racial and geographic disparities in the use of—and outcomes associated with—Medicare observation stays versus short-stay hospitalizations. Methods: We used 2007–2010 fee-for-service Medicare claims, including 3,555,994 observation and short-stay hospitalizations for individuals...

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Autores principales: Wright, Brad, Zhang, Xuan, Rahman, Momotazur, Abir, Mahshid, Ayyagari, Padmaja, Kocher, Keith E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6071902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30272046
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/heq.2017.0055

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6071902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30272046
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/heq.2017.0055

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