The origin and disposition of medicare observation stays

Medical Care

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 796-800

  Feng, Zhanlian ^a,b   Jung, Hye Young ^c   Wright, Brad ^b,d   Mor, Vincent ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicare; observation; out of pocket costs; SNF

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906081403     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000179     Document Type: Article

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