Retrospective cohort study of medication adherence and risk for 30-day hospital readmission in a medicare cost plan

Managed Care

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 43-47

  Hochhalter, Angela K ^a   Basu, Rashmita ^b   Prasla, Karim ^b   Jo, Chanhee ^b  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84894048204     PISSN: 10623388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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