Variation in the use of observation status evaluation in Massachusetts acute care hospitals, 2003-2006

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 367-372

  Schuur, Jeremiah D ^a,b   Venkatesh, Arjun K ^a   Bohan, J Stephen ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Emergency service; Hospital; Hospital charges; Small area analysis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952735577     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-010-0188-6     Document Type: Article

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