Development, validation, and results of a measure of 30-day readmission following hospitalization for pneumonia

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 142-150

  Lindenauer, Peter K ^a,b   Normand, Sharon Lise T ^c,d   Drye, Elizabeth E ^e   Lin, Zhenqiu ^e   Goodrich, Katherine ^f   Desai, Mayur M ^g   Bratzler, Dale W ^h   O'Donnell, Walter J ⁱ   Metersky, Mark L ^j   Krumholz, Harlan M ^e,k  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^g YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality   (United States)

ⁱ MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cost analysis; Cost per day; End of life; Hospice; Length of stay; Palliative care; Triggers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952469323     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.890     Document Type: Article

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