High-Cost Hospitalizations Among Elderly Patients With Cancer
Author(s) -
Jaqueline Avila,
Daniel C. Jupiter,
Mariana ChávezMacGregor,
Claire de Oliveira,
Sapna Kaul
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of oncology practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.555
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1935-469X
pISSN - 1554-7477
DOI - 10.1200/jop.18.00706
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , odds ratio , healthcare cost and utilization project , cancer , logistic regression , health care , emergency medicine , percentile , total cost , economics , microeconomics , economic growth , statistics , mathematics
Health care costs are driven by a small proportion of patients, and it is important to identify their characteristics to effectively manage their health care needs. We examined characteristics associated with high-cost inpatient visits of elderly patients with cancer using a national sample.
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