Acute hospitalizations and outcomes in Veterans Affairs Hospitals 2011 to 2017
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000038934
Abstract: Hospitals within the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system exhibited growing use of observation care. It is unknown how this affected VA hospital performance since observation care is not included in acute inpatient measures. To… read more here.
Keywords: 2011 2017; care; veterans affairs; observation care ... See more keywords
Rising Use Of Observation Care Among The Commercially Insured May Lead to Total And Out-Of-Pocket Cost Savings.
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DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0774
Abstract: Proponents of hospital-based observation care argue that it has the potential to reduce health care spending and lengths-of-stay, compared to short-stay inpatient hospitalizations. However, critics have raised concerns about the out-of-pocket spending associated with observation… read more here.
Keywords: use; spending; care; pocket ... See more keywords