TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of health care delivery systems on admission to and treatment at an inpatient dermatology unit
AU - Kirsner, Robert S.
AU - Hannon, Whitney
AU - Agarwal, Anurag
AU - Kerdel, Francisco A.
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - The University of Miami Department of Dermatology has maintained an active inpatient unit. Analysis of data from a 12 month period from 1995-1996 showed 562 admissions. Cutaneous lymphoma, psoriais, and chronic wounds accounted for over half the admissions. Most patients were insured by a fee-for-service system, and compared to patients insured by managed care systems or patients who were indigent, fee-for-service patients had the shortest length of stay. Using a case mix severity index, indigent patients had the greatest disease severity followed by fee-for-service patients. Patients enrolled in managed care systems had the least severity suggesting that factors other than disease severity alone may play a role in determining why patients are admitted.
AB - The University of Miami Department of Dermatology has maintained an active inpatient unit. Analysis of data from a 12 month period from 1995-1996 showed 562 admissions. Cutaneous lymphoma, psoriais, and chronic wounds accounted for over half the admissions. Most patients were insured by a fee-for-service system, and compared to patients insured by managed care systems or patients who were indigent, fee-for-service patients had the shortest length of stay. Using a case mix severity index, indigent patients had the greatest disease severity followed by fee-for-service patients. Patients enrolled in managed care systems had the least severity suggesting that factors other than disease severity alone may play a role in determining why patients are admitted.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0733-8635(05)70187-X
DO - 10.1016/S0733-8635(05)70187-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 10943534
AN - SCOPUS:0033899985
VL - 18
SP - 391
EP - 395
JO - Dermatologic Clinics
JF - Dermatologic Clinics
SN - 0733-8635
IS - 3
ER -