A comparison of inpatient severity, average length of stay, and cost for traditional fee-for-service medicare and medicare HMOs in Florida

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 320-328

  Revere, Lee ^a   Large, John ^b   Langland Orban, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services research; Hospital economics; Medicare HMO

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PLEURISY; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SHOCK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 8344232399     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-200410000-00008     Document Type: Article

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