Hospitalization is the admission of a patient to a hospital for inpatient care when the severity of illness, need for monitoring, or intensity of treatment exceeds what can be provided in outpatient or community settings. As a marker of disease burden and a major component of health-system utilization and cost, hosp…
Hospitalization is the admission of a patient to a hospital for inpatient care when the severity of illness, need for monitoring, or intensity of treatment exceeds what can be provided in outpatient or community settings. As a marker of disease burden and a major component of health-system utilization and cost, hospitalization and its determinants are studied to understand patient outcomes, readmission, and the organization of acute care. Research examines the clinical and social factors that precipitate admission and readmission, the management of chronic and acute conditions among inpatients, and the role of insurance, access, and care models in shaping hospital use. Particular attention is given to older and chronically ill populations, cardiovascular and respiratory disease, infectious illness, and pediatric and neonatal care. The peer-reviewed studies indexed under this topic examine health-insurance coverage and out-of-pocket spending among the elderly, clinical profiles and outcomes of hospitalized patients with HIV, acute diarrhea and rotavirus in hospitalized children, heart failure and its management, factors influencing readmission in patients with multiple conditions, hepatitis C care cascades, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and patient-centered medical-home models for chronically ill patients. Together they reflect investigation of hospitalization and inpatient care spanning the determinants of admission, management of acute and chronic disease, readmission, and the organization and financing of hospital services across diverse health systems.
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