Cost management strategies for carotid endarterectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 188-192

  Ricotta, John J ^a   Hargadon, Terry ^a   O'Brien Irr, Mollie ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITATION FEE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CHARGE; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; REOPERATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANESTHESIA; ANGIOGRAPHY; CAPITATION FEE; CAROTID STENOSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DRUG THERAPY; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEES, MEDICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOMS; REOPERATION; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0032142952     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00128-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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