Hospital Use of Observation Stays
Venkatesh AK, Wang C, Ross JS, Altaf FK, Suter LG, Vellanky S, Grady JN, Bernheim SM. Hospital Use of Observation Stays. Medical Care 2016, 54: 1070-1077. PMID: 27579906, PMCID: PMC5850934, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesAcute myocardial infarctionObservation staysHeart failureReadmission measuresHospital useHospital risk-standardized readmission ratesCross-sectional analysisModest inverse correlationPostdischarge periodReadmission ratesHospital observationMyocardial infarctionMedicare feeStayPneumoniaService beneficiariesMeasures of qualityMedicaid ServicesHospitalInverse correlationModest correlationReadmissionPublic reportingFailure