title: Use of Observation Stays in Calculating Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries--Reply.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Harlan M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Krumholz
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Sudhakar V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Nuti
authors.affiliation: Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends*; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*