A. Elixhauser
Description
Presents statistics by insurance status for the top 50 diagnoses & top 50 procedures in U.S. hospitals, based on a nationwide administrative database
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from 1993. Results are presented for privately insured, Medicare, Medicaid, & self-pay patients; all other patients; & all patients combined. This info. can be used as a starting point for more in-depth analyses aimed at assessing differences in the process of care & outcomes by insurance status. The study sample consists of 6,538,976 discharges from 913 hospitals in 17 states. Charts & tables.
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