Insurance type and choice of hospital for coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Health Services Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3 I, 1998, Pages 447-466

  Chernew, Michael ^a   Scanlon, Dennis ^a   Hayward, Rod ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG); Health maintenance organizations (HMOs); Hospital choice; Hospital quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DATA COLLECTION; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOSPITAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HOSPITALIZATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0031857468     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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