Pediatric hospital discharges to home health and postacute facility care: A national study

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 326-333

  Berry, Jay G ^a,b   Hall, Matt ^c   Dumas, Helene ^b   Simpser, Edwin ^d   Whitford, Kathleen ^e   Wilson, Karen M ^f   O Neill, Margaret ^a   Mittal, Vineeta ^g   Agrawal, Rishi ^h   Dribbon, Michael ⁱ   Haines, Christopher J ⁱ   Traul, Christine ^e   Marks, Michelle ^e   O'Brien, Jane ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Franciscan Hospital for Children   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital Association   (United States)

^d St Mary's Healthcare System for Children   (United States)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Department of Physical Therapy and General Rehab   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARE AND CARING; CASE MIX; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; EMERGENCY CARE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN DISEASE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POSTACUTE FACILITY CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; HOSPITAL; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBACUTE CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962895454     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4836     Document Type: Article

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