Hospital Charges of Potentially Preventable Pediatric Hospitalizations
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Lu, Sam; Kuo, Dennis Z.
- Source
- Academic Pediatrics; September 2012, Vol. 12 Issue: 5 p436-444, 9p
- Subject
- Language
- ISSN
- 18762859
Reducing the number of preventable hospitalizations represents a possible source of health care savings. However, the current literature lacks a description of the extent of potentially preventable pediatric hospitalizations. The study objectives are to (1) identify the charges and (2) demographic characteristics associated with potentially preventable pediatric hospitalizations.