Are Increasing Trends in Opioid-Related Hospitalizations Attributable to Increases in Diagnosis Recordability? Evidence from 2 Large States

Based on calculations using all-listed diagnoses, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reports increasing national trends in opioid-related hospitalizations. It is unclear whether the reported increases are attributable to increases in available diagnosis fields. We leveraged increa...

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Main Authors: Alina Denham, Teraisa Mullaney, Elaine L Hill, Peter J Veazie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-07-01
Series:Health Services Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1178632919861338