Costs per discharge and hospital ownership under prospective payment and cost-based reimbursement systems in Taiwan

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 166-176

  Lin, Herng Ching ^a   Xirasagar, Sudha ^b   Tang, Chao Hsiun ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case payment; Cost per discharge; Financing; Hospital ownership

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMORAL HERNIA; FINGER AMPUTATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TAIWAN; THYROIDECTOMY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; OWNERSHIP; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442490074     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czh020     Document Type: Review

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