Title

Insurance status versus hospitalized patient outcomes with pulmonary hypertension: National Hospital Discharge Survey, 2000-2010

Authors

Srikanta Banerjee, Walden UniversityFollow

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Description

Pulmonary Hypertension is a common complication of heart failure or obstructive pulmonary disease. The National Hospital Discharge Survey, the largest national inpatient-based survey, was used for complex samples logistic regression modeling. Findings from this study demonstrated that insurance status had a statistically significant association with hospital related mortality rates.

Publication Date

2017

City

National Harbor, MD

Keywords

Research Symposium

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences