The high cost of low-acuity ICU outliers

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 421-433

  Dahl, Deborah ^a   Wojtal, Greg G ^a   Breslow, Michael J ^b   Holl, Randy ^c   Huguez, Debra ^a   Stone, David ^d   Korpi, Gloria ^a  

^a BANNER HEALTH   (United States)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c IdeoMetrics   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PREDICTION; APACHE; COST; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

APACHE; ARIZONA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873540552     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: 19447396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-201211000-00009     Document Type: Article

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