title: Use of Observation Stays in Calculating Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hospital Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Cerasale
authors.affiliation: Division of Hospital Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: Peter Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Watson
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*