Economic analysis of medical practice variation between 1991 and 2000: The impact of patient outcomes research teams (PORTs)

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 282-293

  Parente, Stephen T ^a,b   Phelps, Charles E ^c   O'Connor, Patrick J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Health economics; Health outcomes; Health technology assessment; Welfare economics

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HOSPITALS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PORTS AND HARBORS;

(I ,J) CONDITIONS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY; CLINICAL CARE; FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS; HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS; MEDICAL CENTERS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TREATMENTS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WELFARE LOSS;

HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46749125814     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462308080380     Document Type: Article

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