Diagnosis Related Groups and the Transfer of General Surgical Patients Between Hospitals

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 68-71

  Muñoz, Eric ^a   Soldano, Richard ^a   Gross, Howard ^a   Chalfin, Donald ^a   Mulloy, Katherine ^a   Wise, Leslie ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT TRANSFER; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0023835055     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1988.01400250078014     Document Type: Article

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