Impact of Interhospital Transfers on Outcomes in an Academic Medical Center: Implications for Profiling Hospital Quality

Medical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 295-309

  Gordon, Howard S ^b   Rosenthal, Gary E ^a  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hospital mortality; Hospitalization; Outcome assessment; Patient transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030115767     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199604000-00002     Document Type: Article

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