Association between provider volume and comorbidity on hospital utilization and outcomes of total hip arthroplasty among national health insurance enrollees

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 401-409

  Huang, Chung Shih ^a   Cheu, Yan Dih ^b   Ying, Jeremy ^b   Wei, Min Hsiung ^c  

^a CHIENKUO TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Orthopedics   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hospital utilization; NHI; Provider volume; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; COMORBIDITY; COXITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REIMBURSEMENT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TAIWAN; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960356844     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(11)60059-4     Document Type: Article

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