Interventions to decrease hospital readmissions keys for cost-effectiveness

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 695-698

  Burke, Robert E ^a,b   Coleman, Eric A ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MEDICARE; MENTAL DISEASE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84876813069     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.171     Document Type: Article

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