Differences in length of stay in veterans health administration and other United States hospitals: Is the gap closing?

Medical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 882-894

  Rosenthal, Gary E ^a,b,c,d   Kaboli, Peter J ^a,b,c   Barnett, Mitchell J ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Length of stay; Risk adjustment; Utilization review; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042381829     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200308000-00003     Document Type: Article

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