Association of Patient Social, Cognitive, and Functional Risk Factors with Preventable Hospitalizations: Implications for Physician Value-Based Payment

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2019, Pages 1645-1652

  Johnston, Kenton J ^a   Wen, Hefei ^b   Schootman, Mario ^c   Joynt Maddox, Karen E ^d  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c Center for Clinical Excellence   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicare; physician value based payment; safety net providers

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY DWELLING PERSON; COMORBIDITY ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL STATUS; ECONOMICS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY-NET PROVIDERS; UNITED STATES; VALUE-BASED HEALTH INSURANCE;

EID: 85065409114     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05009-3     Document Type: Article

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