JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 212-218 , May 2006

The Accuracy of Minimum Data Set Diagnoses in Describing Recent Hospitalization at Acute Care Facilities

  • Richard A. Del Rio, MD, MS, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Richard A. Del Rio, MD, MS, MBA, Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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  • Myla Goldman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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  • B.K. Kapella, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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  • Loreto Sulit, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonology and Critical Care, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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  • Patrick K. Murray, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Care Policy and Research, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

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PII: S1525-8610(05)00682-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2005.12.007

JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 212-218 , May 2006

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