Does case mix matter for substance abuse treatment? A comparison of observed and case mix-adjusted readmission rates for inpatient substance abuse treatment in the Department of Veterans Affairs

Health Services Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 755-772

  Phibbs, Ciaran S ^a   Swindle, Ralph W ^a   Recine, Barbara ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Case mix; substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 0031038090     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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