Reducing hospital readmissions among medicaid patients: A review of the literature

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 20-42

  Regenstein, Marsha ^a   Andres, Ellie ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital readmissions; Medicaid; rehospitalization

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891888576     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QMH.0000000000000016     Document Type: Review

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