HMO penetration, hospital competition, and growth of ambulatory surgery centers

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 111-122

  Bian, John ^a   Morrisey, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER; ANESTHESIA; COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOSPITALS; SURGICENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748294179     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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