Practice patterns, case mix, medicare payment policy, and dialysis facility costs

Health Services Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1567-1592

  Hirth, Richard A ^a   Held, Philip J ^a   Orzol, Sean M ^a   Dor, Avi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Chain; Costs; Dialysis; End stage renal disease; Medicare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPITATION FEE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIALYSIS; DIALYSIS MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COST SAVINGS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REGISTRIES; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 0033000179     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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