Psychiatric complications and comorbidities in medical inpatients: The inadequacy of attestation at discharge

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 102-105

  Goldberg, Richard J ^a,b,e   Daly, Jeff ^c   Backstrom, Dean ^d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Hlthcare Management Advisors Inc   (United States)

^e RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029917859     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0163-8343(95)00128-X     Document Type: Article

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