Lessons learned: Durability and progress of a program for ancillary cost reduction in surgical critical care

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 590-597

  Barie, Philip S ^a,b   Hydo, Lynn J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical information systems; Cost containment; Critical care; Critical pathways; Drug therapy; Economic credentialing; ICU management; Laboratory testing; Outcomes; Patient management guidelines

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 0030724009     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199710000-00005     Document Type: Article

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