Cost reduction strategies for emergency services: Insurance role, practice changes and patients accountability

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-19

  Simonet, Daniel ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cost; ED; EMTALA; HMO; Hospital

Indexed keywords

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; PATIENT ADMISSION; TRIAGE; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY CARE; COST; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

EID: 59449083608     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-008-0081-0     Document Type: Review

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