Critical care medicine in the United States 2000-2005: An analysis of bed numbers, occupancy rates, payer mix, and costs

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-71

  Halpern, Neil A ^a   Pastores, Stephen M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beds; Hospital costs; Medicaid; Medicare; National health expenditures; Occupancy; Payer mix; Russell equation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BED OCCUPANCY; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74049114463     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181b090d0     Document Type: Article

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