Within-year variation in hospital utilization and its implications for hospital costs

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 191-211

  Baker, Laurence C ^a,b   Phibbs, Ciaran S ^c   Guarino, Cassandra ^d   Supina, Dylan ^e   Reynolds, James L ^f  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^e Bayer Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

^f Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital capacity; Hospital costs; Hospital demand; Hospital utilization; Mergers

Indexed keywords

COST; EXPENDITURE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MERGER; SERVICE PROVISION;

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1042301025     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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