Comparison of rehospitalization rates in france and the United States

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 18-25

  Gusmano, Michael ^a   Rodwin, Victor ^b   Weisz, Daniel ^c   Cottenet, Jonathan ^d   Quantin, Catherine ^e,f,g  

^a HASTINGS CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d Centre Hospitalier Universitaire   (France)

^e DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f Chu   (France)

^g INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

France; Health policy; Rehospitalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNITED STATES; AGE; AMBULATORY CARE; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INSURANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84988043685     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: 17581060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1355819614551849     Document Type: Article

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