A Longitudinal Study of Hospitalization Rates for Patients with Chronic Disease: Results from the Medical Outcomes Study.

Authors

Eugene C. Nelson, Dartmouth College
Colleen A. McHorney
Willard G. Manning, University of Chicago
W H. Rogers

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1998

Publication Title

BioMed Central Health Services Research

Department

Geisel School of Medicine

Abstract

To prospectively compare inpatient and outpatient utilization rates between prepaid (PPD) and fee-for-service (FFS) insurance coverage for patients with chronic disease. Data from the Medical Outcomes Study, a longitudinal observational study of chronic disease patients conducted in Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles.A four-year prospective study of resource utilization among 1,681 patients under treatment for hypertension, diabetes, myocardial infarction, or congestive heart failure in the practices of 367 clinicians.

Original Citation

Nelson EC, McHorney CA, Manning WG Jr, et al. A longitudinal study of hospitalization rates for patients with chronic disease: results from the Medical Outcomes Study. Health Serv Res. 1998;32(6):759-774.

Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation

Nelson, Eugene C.; McHorney, Colleen A.; Manning, Willard G.; and Rogers, W H., "A Longitudinal Study of Hospitalization Rates for Patients with Chronic Disease: Results from the Medical Outcomes Study." (1998). Dartmouth Scholarship. 622.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/622