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_aRA981.A2 _bW55 1990 |
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_aWitsberger, Christina. _eauthor. |
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_aRecent trends in length of stay for Medicare surgical patients / _cChristina Witsberger, Gerald Kominski. |
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_aSanta Monica, CA : _bRAND, _c1990. |
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_axii, 52 pages ; _c23 cm |
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_atext _btxt _2rdacontent |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier |
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| 500 | _a"August 1990." | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 51-52). | ||
| 520 | _aHospital length of stay declined steadily during the 1970s, then rapidly during the early years of the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS). This study examines these trends in hospital length of stay for Medicare patients between 1979 and 1987 for all cases combined, for medical and surgical cases separately, for different geographic regions, for surgical procedures grouped according to organ system, and for the highest-volume surgical procedures. The rate of decline in length of stay varied across procedures but was relatively uniform across geographic regions during this period. The mix of surgical procedures performed on an inpatient basis changed substantially, primarily because of changing technology and greater use of outpatient surgery. | ||
| 530 | _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. | ||
| 588 | _aDescription based on print version record. | ||
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_aAged _xHospital care _zUnited States _vStatistics. |
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_aAged _xSurgery _zUnited States _vStatistics. |
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_aHospital utilization _xLength of stay _zUnited States _vStatistics. |
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_aMedicare _vStatistics. |
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_aUnited States _xStatistics, Medical. |
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_aKominski, Gerald F. _eauthor. |
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| 710 | 2 | _aRand Corporation. | |
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_aUnited States. _bHealth Care Financing Administration. |
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_yOnline Access _uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3940/ |
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