Financial analysis of potential donor management at a medicare-approved transplant hospital

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 199-204

  Ranjan, D ^a   Schmonsky, K ^a   Johnston, T ^a   Jeon, H ^a   Bouneva, I ^a,b   Erway, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Donor; Financial analysis; Medicare cost report

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; ORGAN DONOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; COST; DONOR; ECONOMICS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION;

BRAIN INJURIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICARE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE DONORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33644872799     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.01150.x     Document Type: Article

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