A position paper on how cost and quality reforms are changing healthcare in America: Focus on nutrition

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 796-801

  Rosen, Barry S ^a   Maddox, P J ^b   Ray, Nancy ^c  

^a Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

healthcare costs; hospital readmissions; hospital acquired conditions; malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DECUBITUS; DIETITIAN; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; ICD-9; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION; OVERNUTRITION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

HEALTHCARE COSTS; HOSPITAL READMISSIONS; HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED CONDITIONS; MALNUTRITION;

CROSS INFECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION THERAPY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT READMISSION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887249582     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607113492337     Document Type: Article

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