The surgical suite meets the new health economy

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 768-776

  Canales, Miguel G ^a,b   Macario, Alex ^a   Krummel, Thomas ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL WARD;

ACCOUNTING; COST CONTROL; COST SAVINGS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGERY; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034982294     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(01)00830-4     Document Type: Review

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