Measuring the cost of hospital adverse patient safety events

Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1417-1430

  Carey, Kathleen ^a,c   Stefos, Theodore ^b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA Office of Productivity Efficiency and Staffing   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Hospital; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT SAFETY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054942489     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1680     Document Type: Article

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