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Variation in US hospital mortality rates for patients admitted with COVID-19 during the 1st 6 months of pandemic

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

What The Study Did: Researchers used data from a large national health insurer in the U.S. to examine whether hospital outcomes for patients with COVID-19 are improving.

Authors: David A. Asch, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8193)

Editor's Note: The article includes conflict of interest disclosures. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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