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Definition of 'Hospitalization'

The confinement of a patient in a hospital.

Common names: Hospitalization; Hospitalizations

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Validation of quality indicators for radical prostatectomy.

29 Nov 2008 The feasibility and validity of proposed radical prostatectomy quality indicators has not been well studied. We assessed indicator availability from treating charts. We tested the convergent construct validity of a modified subset that were ... Read more...


Skull base osteomyelitis: the effect of comorbid disease on hospitalization.

30 Oct 2008 OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Skull base osteomyelitis is a rare disease that has a high morbidity and mortality rate if diagnosis and treatment are delayed. Our objective was to perform a more detailed analysis of skull base osteomyelitis in the ... Read more...


An empirical basis for standardizing adherence measures derived from administrative claims data among diabetic patients.

30 Oct 2008 OBJECTIVE: To compare the predictive validity of 8 different adherence measures by studying the variability explained between each measure and 2 outcome measures: hospitalization episodes and total nonpharmacy cost among Medicaid eligible persons ... Read more...

 

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Technical information about 'Hospitalization'

Definition: The confinement of a patient in a hospital.

Descriptor UI: D006760

Alternative terms: Hospitalization; Hospitalizations;

Related Mesh Headings: Child, Hospitalized; Institutionalization; Length of Stay; Patient Discharge;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; legislation & jurisprudence; statistics & numerical data; trends;

Tree Number: E02.760.400; N02.421.585.400;

Technical Notes: being in a hosp or being placed in a hosp: do not confuse with PATIENT ADMISSION or PATIENT READMISSION

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