The effect of Massachusetts health reform on 30 day hospital readmissions: Retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Lasser, Karen E ^a   Hanchate, Amresh D ^a,b   McCormick, Danny ^c   Manze, Meredith G ^d   Chu, Chieh ^a   Kressin, Nancy R ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL EPISODE STATISTICS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897996627     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g2329     Document Type: Article

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