The Problem of Late Hospitalization: A Quality and Cost Issue.

Gonnella, Joseph S.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ408902

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Problem of Late Hospitalization: A Quality and Cost Issue.

Gonnella, Joseph S.; And Others

Academic Medicine, v65 n5 p314-19 May 1990

This study was designed to determine whether opportunities exist to reduce patient morbidity and health care costs by utilizing health care services before diseases progress to advanced stages. Hospital admissions were categorized based on the timing of the initial hospitalizations of patients admitted with any of 14 diagnoses. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Disease Incidence, Diseases, Health Care Costs, Higher Education, Hospitals, Medical Education, Medical Services, Mortality Rate, Patients, Quality Control

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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