Reimbursement systems, organisational forms and patient selection: Evidence from day surgery in Norway

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-158

  Martinussen, Pål E ^a   Hagen, Terje P ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NORWAY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REIMBURSEMENT; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORWAY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SELECTION; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 68149157341     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133109004812     Document Type: Article

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