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POTENTIALLY AVOIDABLE REHOSPITALIZATIONS FOLLOWING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION BY INSURANCE STATUS

Journal of community health, 2003-06, Vol.28 (3), p.167-184 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2003 Human Sciences Press, Inc. ;Human Sciences Press, Inc. 2003 ;ISSN: 0094-5145 ;EISSN: 1573-3610 ;DOI: 10.1023/A:1022904206936 ;PMID: 12713068 ;CODEN: JCMHBR

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Title:
POTENTIALLY AVOIDABLE REHOSPITALIZATIONS FOLLOWING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION BY INSURANCE STATUS
Author: García, Jorge A. ; Yee, Martin C. ; Chan, Benjamin K. S. ; Romano, Patrick S.
Subjects: Acute Disease ; Aged ; Ambulatory Care - standards ; California - epidemiology ; Chronic Disease ; Comorbidity ; Female ; Health Services Accessibility - economics ; Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data ; Health Services Research ; Humans ; Insurance Coverage - classification ; Insurance Coverage - statistics & numerical data ; Male ; Medicaid - statistics & numerical data ; Medically Uninsured - statistics & numerical data ; Medicare - statistics & numerical data ; Middle Aged ; Multivariate Analysis ; Myocardial Infarction - complications ; Myocardial Infarction - economics ; Myocardial Infarction - prevention & control ; Myocardial Infarction - therapy ; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) ; Patient Readmission - economics ; Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data ; Probability ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Severity of Illness Index
Is Part Of: Journal of community health, 2003-06, Vol.28 (3), p.167-184
Description: Few studies have explored the impact of health insurance on patients with severe, chronic diseases. This retrospective study examined the association between health insurance and the risk of potentially avoidable rehospitalization in the 3 years following validated acute myocardial infarction (AMI) for a community-based probability sample of 683 patients admitted to 30 California hospitals in 1990-1991. In a multivariate analysis adjusted for measures of comorbidity burden, severity of illness, and AMI-related inpatient care, the risk of readmission was not significantly different among patients with no insurance, Medicare insurance, and non-Medicaid, non-Medicare ("private or other") insurance. However, compared to the latter group, patients with Medicaid were 2.6 times more likely to be readmitted for an AMI-related process (risk ratio, 2.61; 95% confidence interval, 1.33 to 5.11). Additional studies are needed to define the role of health insurance on clinical outcomes and health care access across a broader range of conditions and communities.
Publisher: Netherlands: Kluwer Academic/Human Science Press
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0094-5145
EISSN: 1573-3610
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022904206936
PMID: 12713068
CODEN: JCMHBR
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central
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POTENTIALLY AVOIDABLE REHOSPITALIZATIONS FOLLOWING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION BY INSURANCE STATUS

2003 Human Sciences Press, Inc. ;Human Sciences Press, Inc. 2003 ;ISSN: 0094-5145 ;EISSN: 1573-3610 ;DOI: 10.1023/A:1022904206936 ;PMID: 12713068 ;CODEN: JCMHBR

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