The effect of increases in HMO penetration and changes in payer mix on in-hospital mortality and treatment patterns for acute myocardial infarction

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 10, Issue 7 II, 2004, Pages 505-512

  Volpp, Kevin G M ^a,b   Buckley, Edward ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICARE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242767654     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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