Economic benefit of a 1-day reduction in hospital stay for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 719-727

  Kozma, C M ^a   Dickson, M ^a   Raut, M K ^b   Mody, S ^b   Fisher, A C ^b   Schein, J R ^b   MacKowiak, J I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical Incorporated   (United States)

^c Center for Outcomes Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Comparative effectiveness; Cost of hospitalization; Economics; Length of stay; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PNEUMONIA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 78650069067     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2010.536350     Document Type: Article

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