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Daniel Weisz
sj-pdf-1-pmj-10.1177_02692163211019299 – Supplemental material for Variation in end-of-life care and hospital palliative care among hospitals and local authorities: A preliminary contribution of big data
Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-pmj-10.1177_02692163211019299 for Variation in end-of-life care and hospital palliative care among hospitals and local authorities: A preliminary contribution of big data by Michael K. Gusmano, Victor G. Rodwin, Daniel Weisz, Jonathan Cottenet and Catherine Quantin in Palliative Medicine
Variation in end-of-life care and hospital palliative care among hospitals and local authorities: A preliminary contribution of big data.
Background: Many studies explore the clinical and ethical dimensions of care at the end-of-life, but fewer use administrative data to examine individual and geographic differences, including the use of palliative care. Aim: Provide a population-based perspective on end-of-life and hospital palliative care among local authorities and hospitals in France. Design: Retrospective cohort study of care received by 17,928 decedents 65 and over (last 6 months of life), using the French national health insurance database Results: 55.7% of decedents died in acute-care hospitals; 79% were hospitalized in them at least once; 11.7% were admitted at least once for hospital palliative care. Among 31 academ…
A Comparative Analysis of Hospital Readmissions in France and the US
International audience; Policymakers in the US and France are struggling to improve coordination among hospitals and other health care providers. A comparison of hospital readmission rates, and the factors that may explain them, can provide important insights about the French and US health care systems. In addition, it illustrates a methodological approach to comparative research: how an empirical inquiry along a single indicator can reveal broader issues about system-wide differences across health care systems and policy. Using data from three French regions, the article extends a previous national-level comparison indicating that rates of hospital readmission for the population aged 65+ a…
Comparative Metrics and Policy Learning: End-of-Life Care in France and the US
AbstractComparative policy analysis sometimes relies on the use of metrics to foster policy learning. We compare health care for patients at the end of life (EOL) in the US and France. The analysis...
Comparison of rehospitalization rates in France and the United States
Objective To compare rates of 30-day all-cause rehospitalization in France and the US among patients aged 65 years and older and explain any difference between the countries. Methods To calculate rehospitalization rates in France, we use an individual identifying variable in the national hospital administrative dataset to track unique individuals aged 65 years or more hospitalized in France in 2010. To calculate the proportion of rehospitalized patients (65+) who received outpatient visits between the time of initial discharge and rehospitalization, we linked the hospital database with a database that includes all medical and surgical admissions. We used step by step regression models to pr…
sj-pdf-1-pmj-10.1177_02692163211019299 – Supplemental material for Variation in end-of-life care and hospital palliative care among hospitals and local authorities: A preliminary contribution of big data
Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-pmj-10.1177_02692163211019299 for Variation in end-of-life care and hospital palliative care among hospitals and local authorities: A preliminary contribution of big data by Michael K. Gusmano, Victor G. Rodwin, Daniel Weisz, Jonathan Cottenet and Catherine Quantin in Palliative Medicine