Financial implications of a hospital's specialization in rare physiologically complex surgical procedures

Anesthesiology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 161-167

  Wachtel, Ruth E ^a   Dexter, Franklin ^a,b   Lubarsky, David A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL BILLING; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGERY;

EID: 21744453502     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200507000-00024     Document Type: Article

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