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Variation in pediatric care at US hospitals.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Neuman, Mark Ian Chiang, Vincent W. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | * Abbreviations: ED — : emergency department The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently released information regarding the amount hospitals charge for various treatments and conditions as part of the Obama administration’s effort to make our health care system more accountable and affordable.1 These data demonstrate wide variation in charges among institutions for the care of common inpatient conditions; differences that cannot be accounted for by regional differences in cost of living. Three articles in this month’s issue of Pediatrics demonstrate the widespread variation in resource utilization among children cared for in children’s hospitals in the United States. Tieder et al observed wide variation in the care provided to children hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis, as well as differences among hospitals in resource utilization, length of stay, costs, and rates of readmission.2 Another article in this month’s issue of Pediatrics by Florin observed significant variation in the management of children with pneumonia cared for in the emergency department (ED) setting.3 Adjusting for the severity … Address correspondence to Mark I. Neuman, MD, MPH, Boston Children’s Hospital, Division of Emergency Medicine, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115. E-mail: mark.neuman{at}childrens.harvard.edu |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 1 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/132/2/369.full.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 23878042v1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-1569 |
| DOI | 10.1542/peds.2013-1569 |
| Journal | Pediatrics |
| Volume Number | 132 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Accident and Emergency department Asthma Diabetic Ketoacidosis Diagnostic radiologic examination Diagnostic tests Erectile dysfunction Financial cost Health Care Costs Hospitalization Illness (finding) Ketosis Medicare Plain chest X-ray Pneumonia benefit inpatient |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
