How preoperative assessment programs can be justified financially to hospital administrators

International Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 17-30

  Gibby, Gordon L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0036213621     PISSN: 00205907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004311-200204000-00004     Document Type: Review

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