Microsimulation of financial impact of demand surge on hospitals: The H1N1 influenza pandemic of fall 2009

Health Services Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2 PART2, 2013, Pages 735-752

  Braithwaite, Sabina ^a   Friedman, Bernard ^b   Mutter, Ryan ^b   Handrigan, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^c Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

H1N1; hospital finance; hospital preparedness; Microsimulation

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; INCOME; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; SIMULATION;

ABSENTEEISM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SURGE CAPACITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875052300     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12041     Document Type: Article

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