Measuring hospital outcomes from a buyer's perspective

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 112-122

  Pauly, Mark V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COMMERCE; COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PENNSYLVANIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0030240634     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885713X9601100302     Document Type: Article

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