Mental illness-related disparities in length of stay: Algorithm choice influences results

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 709-718

  Frayne, Susan M ^a,b   Berg, Eric ^a,b   Holmes, Tyson H ^b   Laungani, Kaajal ^a   Berlowitz, Dan R ^c   Miller, Donald R ^c   Pogach, Leonard ^d   Jackson, Valerie W ^a,b   Moos, Rudolf ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE EVALUATION   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Databases; Department of veterans affairs; Episode of care; Health services research; Healthcare disparities; Human; Length of stay; Mental disorders; Outcome and process assessment; Patient discharge; Physician's practice patterns; Rehabilitation; Reproducibility of results; Veterans; Veterans hospitals

Indexed keywords

DATABASES; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; EPISODE OF CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROCESS ASSESSMENTS; REHABILITATION; REPRODUCIBILITIES; VETERANS; VETERANS HOSPITALS;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DISEASES; HEALTH; HOSPITALS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RESEARCH;

ALGORITHMS;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 78449275850     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2009.08.0112     Document Type: Article

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