Resource utilisation, charges and mortality following hospital inpatient admission for congestive heart failure among the elderly in the US

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 397-414

  Bharmal, Murtuza ^a   Gemmen, Eric ^a   Zyczynski, Teresa ^b   Linnstaedt, Andrew ^a   Kenny, David ^a   Marelli, Claudio ^b  

^a IQVIA   (United States)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Charges; Congestive heart failure; Elderly; Resource use

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55049093657     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696990802193081     Document Type: Article

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