Reducing costs of acute care for ambulatory care-sensitive medical conditions: The central roles of comorbid mental illness

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 705-713

  Yoon, Jean ^a   Yano, Elizabeth M ^b,c   Altman, Lisa ^d   Cordasco, Kristina M ^b,e,f   Stockdale, Susan E ^b   Chow, Adam ^a   Barnett, Paul G ^a,g   Rubenstein, Lisa V ^b,e,f  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Center of Excellence for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UCLA School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

avoidable admissions; ED visits; mental health; primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84863831956     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31824e3379     Document Type: Article

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