Certificate-of-need regulation in outpatient surgery and specialty care: Implications for plastic surgeons

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1103-1111

  Pacella, Salvatore J ^a,b   Comstock, Matthew ^a,b   Kuzon Jr , William M ^a,b  

^a University of Michigan Health System ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; CERTIFICATE OF NEED REGULATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CERTIFICATE OF NEED; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MEDICARE; SURGERY, PLASTIC; SURGICENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24944543828     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000179187.97393.1c     Document Type: Review

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