Otolaryngology care unit: A safe and cost-reducing way to deliver quality care

Laryngoscope

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1428-1432

  Strauss, Melvin ^a,b   Bellian, Kenneth ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Head and neck surgery; Intermediate care unit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

COST CONTROL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0032837015     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199909000-00013     Document Type: Article

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