Hospital costs and specialization: Benefits of limiting the number of product lines

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 24-34

  Eastaugh, Steven R ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital costs; Limiting product lines; Productivity; Scale economies; Scope; Specialization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 74049109636     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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