Purpose of admission and resource use during cancer hospitalizations.
Health Care Financ Rev
; 13(2): 29-40, 1991.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10145730
This study examined the role of purpose of admission (POA) in hospitalizations for lung, colon, and breast cancers, using the 1985 20-percent Medicare provider analysis and review file. Six POA categories were created from discharge abstract data. Average hospitalization charges, per diem charges, length of stay, and rates of death varied significantly by POA (p < .001). Rural and small hospitals were more likely to admit patients for palliation, while urban and large hospitals admitted relatively more patients for active interventions (p < .0001). POA and indicators of case complexity added only modestly to the ability of diagnosis-related groups to predict hospitalization charges.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Admisión del Paciente
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Técnicas de Apoyo para la Decisión
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Medicare
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Servicio de Oncología en Hospital
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Care Financ Rev
Año:
1991
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos