The effect of inpatient stress testing on subsequent emergency department visits, readmissions, and costs

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 564-568

  Mallidi, Jaya ^a,b   Penumetsa, Srikanth ^a,b   Friderici, Jennifer L ^a,b   Saab, Fadi ^c   Rothberg, Michael B ^d  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84885156706     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2081     Document Type: Article

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