Impact of a health maintenance organization hospitalist system in academic pediatrics

Pediatrics

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 720-728

  Landrigan, Christopher P ^a   Srivastava, Rajendu ^a,b   Muret Wagstaff, Sharon ^a   Soumerai, Stephen B ^c   Ross Degnan, Dennis ^c   Graef, John W ^a,d   Homer, Charles J ^a   Goldmann, Donald A ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD VANGUARD MEDICAL ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services research; Hospitalists; Pediatrics; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT READMISSION; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036790158     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.110.4.720     Document Type: Article

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