A comparative study of unscheduled hospital readmissions in a resident-staffed teaching service and a hospitalist-based service

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-149

  Palacio, Carlos ^a   Alexandraki, Irene ^a   House, Jeffrey ^a   Mooradian, Arshag D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcomes research; Quality indicators; Teaching hospital services; Unscheduled hospital readmissions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CASE MIX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PROBABILITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESIDENT; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 63249131448     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31818bc48a     Document Type: Article

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