Metric properties of the appropriateness evaluation protocol and predictors of inappropriate hospital use in Germany: An approach using longitudinal patient data

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 483-492

  Sangha, Oliver ^a,b,c   Schneeweiss, Sebastian ^a,b   Wildner, Manfred ^b,c   Cook, Francis E ^a,b   Brennan, Troyen A ^a,b   Witte, Jens ^d   Liang, Matthew H ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Appropriateness evaluation protocol; Appropriateness of care; Germany; Health services research; Quality improvement; Utilization review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRATIFICATION; SURGERY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; CONCURRENT REVIEW; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0036936508     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/14.6.483     Document Type: Article

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