title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, VA Center for Clinical Management Research, HSR&D Center for Excellence, Ann Arbor, MI, and Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Hallie C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Prescott
authors.forename: Theodore J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Iwashyna
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000401:mortality*