Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 391-395 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Dermatologic Clinics |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Sep 2 2000 |
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The effect of health care delivery systems on admission to and treatment at an inpatient dermatology unit. / Kirsner, Robert; Hannon, Whitney; Agarwal, Anurag; Kerdel, Francisco A.
In: Dermatologic Clinics, Vol. 18, No. 3, 02.09.2000, p. 391-395.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - The effect of health care delivery systems on admission to and treatment at an inpatient dermatology unit
AU - Kirsner, Robert
AU - Hannon, Whitney
AU - Agarwal, Anurag
AU - Kerdel, Francisco A.
PY - 2000/9/2
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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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VL - 18
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