All patient refined - Diagnostic related group and case mix index in acute care palliative medicine

Journal of Supportive Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 145-149

  Lagman, Ruth L ^a   Walsh, Declan ^b   Davis, Mellar P ^b   Young, Brett ^b  

^a Father Flanagan's Boys' Home   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE MIX; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; METASTASIS; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREND STUDY;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34249044472     PISSN: 15446794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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