The structure of critical care transfer networks

Medical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 787-793

  Iwashyna, Theodore J ^a,b,f   Christie, Jason D ^b,c   Moody, James ^d   Kahn, Jeremy M ^b,c   Asch, David A ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f 300 North Ingalls Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Medicare; Networks; Regionalization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT TRANSFER; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649768611     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318197b1f5     Document Type: Article

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