Infectious diseases specialty intervention is associated with decreased mortality and lower healthcare costs

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-28

  Schmitt, Steven ^a   McQuillen, Daniel P ^b   Nahass, Ronald ^c   Martinelli, Lawrence ^d   Rubin, Michael ^e   Schwebke, Kay ^f   Petrak, Russell ^g   Ritter, J Trees ^h   Chansolme, David ⁱ   Slama, Thomas ^j   Drozd, Edward M ^k   Braithwaite, Shamonda F ^k   Johnsrud, Michael ^l   Hammelman, Eric ^k  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ID Care   (United States)

^d Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f OPTUM   (United States)

^g Metro ID Consultants   (United States)

^h French Hospital Medical Center   (United States)

ⁱ Infectious Disease Consultants of Oklahoma City   (United States)

^j INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k Data Analytics ^*  (United States)

^l Avalere Health   (United States)

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Author keywords

costs; ID specialists; infectious diseases; patient outcomes; utilization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; MENINGITIS; MORTALITY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPTIC SHOCK; VERY ELDERLY;

COSTS; ID SPECIALISTS; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; PATIENT OUTCOMES; UTILIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84891352289     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit610     Document Type: Article

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