Pennsylvania's early discharge legislation: effect on maternity and infant lengths of stay and hospital charges in Philadelphia.
Webb D, Culhane J, Snyder S, Greenspan J. Pennsylvania's early discharge legislation: effect on maternity and infant lengths of stay and hospital charges in Philadelphia. Health Services Research 2001, 36: 1073-83. PMID: 11775668, PMCID: PMC1089279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBirth CertificatesCommunity Health PlanningDelivery, ObstetricFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Maintenance OrganizationsHospital ChargesHumansInfant, NewbornInsurance CoverageLength of StayMedical Record LinkageObstetrics and Gynecology Department, HospitalPatient DischargePhiladelphiaPostnatal CareTime FactorsConceptsHospital chargesResident live birthsLive birthsAnnual health care costsDescriptive epidemiological studyHealth care costsVaginal birthInfant costsInfant lengthSecondary data analysisEpidemiological studiesMedian chargeCare costsDischarge practicesBirth recordsResident birthsOne-year periodMaternal lengthBirthLOSMinimum LOSMothersLOS variablesData pertainingHours