Paying a premium: How patient complexity affects costs and profit margins

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 229, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 807-814

  Taheri, Paul A ^a   Butz, David A ^b   Greenfield, Lazar J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; SURVIVAL;

COST ALLOCATION; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; MICHIGAN; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; SURVIVORS; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 0033510658     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199906000-00007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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