Charges for Childhood Asthma by Hospital Characteristics

The ownership, location, and teaching status of hospitals affect their missions, policies, finances, and operations. This study assesses the relationship of hospital ownership, location, and teaching status with charges and length of stay for children with asthma, the most common reason for pediatri...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1998-12, Vol.102 (6), p.e70-e70
Main Authors: Meurer, John R, Kuhn, Evelyn M, George, Varghese, Yauck, Jennifer S, Layde, Peter M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Asthma - classification
Asthma - economics
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Services Accessibility - economics
Hospital Charges - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals, Community - economics
Hospitals, Community - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals, Private - economics
Hospitals, Private - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals, Public - economics
Hospitals, Public - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals, Teaching - economics
Hospitals, Teaching - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Length of Stay - economics
Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data
Male
Pediatrics
Regression Analysis
Severity of Illness Index
United States
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Summary:The ownership, location, and teaching status of hospitals affect their missions, policies, finances, and operations. This study assesses the relationship of hospital ownership, location, and teaching status with charges and length of stay for children with asthma, the most common reason for pediatric admission after birth. All 28 545 complete records of patients
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.102.6.e70