The impact of managed care insurance on use of lower-mortality hospitals by children undergoing cardiac surgery in California

Pediatrics

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1271-1278

  Erickson, Lars C ^a   Wise, Paul H ^b   Cook, E Francis ^b   Beiser, Alexa ^b   Newburger, Jane W ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Children; Insurance; Lengths of stay; Managed care; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 0034076896     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.105.6.1271     Document Type: Article

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