The intersection of patient complexity, prescriber continuity and acute care utilization

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 594-601

  Maciejewski, Matthew L ^a,b   Powers, Benjamin J ^a,b   Sanders, Linda L ^a,b   Farley, Joel F ^c   Hansen, Richard A ^d   Sleath, Betsy ^c   Voils, Corrine I ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNC Hamner Institute for Drug Safety Sciences   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

comorbidity; complex patient; emergency room; hospitalization; multi morbidity; prescriber; provider; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VETERAN; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VETERANS;

EID: 84898596344     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2746-0     Document Type: Article

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