Impact of the medicare short stay transfer policy on patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery

Health Services Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1 I, 2007, Pages 25-44

  FitzGerald, John D ^a   John Boscardin, W ^b   Hahn, Bevra H ^a   Ettner, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hip fracture; Joint replacement; Length of stay; Medicare; Post acute care; Short Stay Transfer Policy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

AFTERCARE; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846425773     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00606.x     Document Type: Article

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