Preventing hospitalizations in children with medical complexity: A systematic review

Pediatrics

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2014, Pages e1628-e1647

  Coller, Ryan J ^a   Nelson, Bergen B ^b,c   Sklansky, Daniel J ^a   Saenz, Adrianna A ^b   Klitzner, Thomas S ^b   Lerner, Carlos F ^b   Chung, Paul J ^b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness conditions; Hospitalization; Medical complexity; Readmission

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE SENSITIVE CONDITION; ASTHMA; CHILD CARE; CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL COMPLEXITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION GROUP; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RACE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT REFUSAL; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HANDICAPPED CHILD; LENGTH OF STAY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

AMBULATORY CARE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COST SAVINGS; DISABLED CHILDREN; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84913555759     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-1956     Document Type: Review

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