Achievement of Substantial Cost Reduction through Joint Purchasing by the Radiology Departments of a Large Vertically Integrated Health Care System

Academic Radiology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 64-66

  Bramson, Robert T ^a   Chiango, Brian F ^b   Seltzer, Steven E ^b   Holman, B Leonard ^b   Thrall, James H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic medical centers; Cost reduction; Merger

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; HEALTH FACILITY MERGER; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0030641271     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(97)80163-8     Document Type: Article

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3. Holman BL. The changing face of academic radiology: can it survive managed care? Acad Radiol 1995;2:1011-1015.