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Discharge against medical advice from hospitalizations for substance use disorders: The potential impact of the Affordable Care Act.

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Drug and alcohol dependence"

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.12.032

Abstract: OBJECTIVES To explore whether the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enactment is associated with changes in the proportion of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) among hospitalizations due to substance use disorders (SUDs). METHODS Data were drawn… read more here.

Keywords: care act; dama; use; discharge medical ... See more keywords
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Discharge against medical advice among neurological patients: Characteristics and outcomes.

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Health services research"

DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13306

Abstract: OBJECTIVE To study characteristics and outcomes of patients with stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and epilepsy with discharge against medical advice (DAMA). DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING Retrospective analysis of the 2013 Nationwide Readmissions Database, a nationally… read more here.

Keywords: characteristics outcomes; percent; discharge medical; index admission ... See more keywords
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Discharge Against Medical Advice of Elderly Inpatients in the United States

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Journal of the American Geriatrics Society"

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14985

Abstract: Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is associated with greater risk of hospital readmission and higher morbidity, mortality, and costs, but with a rapidly increasing elderly inpatient population, there is a lack of national data on… read more here.

Keywords: risk; dama; elderly inpatients; discharge medical ... See more keywords
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How does discharge against medical advice affect risk of mortality and unplanned readmission? A retrospective cohort study set in a large UK medical admissions unit

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recommendations! Published in 2023 at "BMJ Open"

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068801

Abstract: Objectives To assess the frequency of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) in a large UK teaching hospital, explore factors which increase the risk of DAMA and identify how DAMA impacts patient risk of mortality and… read more here.

Keywords: medical advice; readmission; mortality; risk ... See more keywords