An analysis of clinical outcomes and costs of a long term acute care hospital

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-146

  Votto, John J ^a   Scalise, Paul J ^a   Barton, Randall W ^b   Vogel, Cristine A ^c  

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

^b Hospital for Special Care New Britain   (United States)

^c State of Connecticut ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical outcomes; Cost effectiveness; Long term acute care hospital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONNECTICUT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953001634     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2010.551163     Document Type: Article

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