What do health savings accounts mean for the emergency department?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 536-540

  McConnell, K John ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 27944452664     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.05.013     Document Type: Article

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