Purpose of admission and resource use during cancer hospitalizations.

Title
Purpose of admission and resource use during cancer hospitalizations.
First Author
Iezzoni, Lisa I
Date of Pub
1991 Winter
Pages
29-40
Abstract
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
Other Authors
Bergman, Andrew; Drews, Reed E; Henderson, Mary G
MeSH
Decision Support Techniques : Aged : Breast Neoplasms/classification/economics/therapy : Catastrophic Illness/economics : Colonic Neoplasms/classification/economics/therapy : Diagnosis-Related Groups/statistics & numerical data : Fees and Charges/statistics & numerical data : Health Resources/utilization : Health Services Research : Human : Lung Neoplasms/classification/economics/therapy : Medicare/statistics & numerical data/utilization : Neoplasms/classification/economics/therapy : Oncology Service, Hospital/classification/utilization : Palliative Care : Patient Admission/economics/statistics & numerical data : Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. : United States
Issue
2
NTIS Number
PB92-167279
Volume
13