The Deteriorating Administrative Efficiency of the U.S. Health Care System

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 324, Issue 18, 1991, Pages 1253-1258

  Woolhandler, Steffie ^a   Himmelstein, David U ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Public Citizen Health Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INSURANCE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; NURSING HOMES; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0025869288     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199105023241805     Document Type: Article

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