Hospital accountability and population health: Lessons from measuring readmission rates

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 629-630

  Jencks, Stephen F ^a   Brock, Jane E ^a  

^a CFMC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK ADJUSTMENT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887900298     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-9-201311050-00010     Document Type: Article

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