Thirty-day hospital re-admissions: A metric that matters

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1509-1511

  Prabhakar, Anand M ^a   Harvey, H Benjamin ^a   Oklu, Rahmi ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; DAY HOSPITAL; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NOTE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOLOGIST; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES; CMS;

AMBULATORY CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PATIENT READMISSION; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884576764     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: 15357732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2013.06.005     Document Type: Note

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