Cost-effectiveness of a hospitalist service in a public teaching hospital

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1312-1315

  Lundberg, Scott ^a,b   Balingit, Peter ^a,b   Wali, Soma ^a,b   Cope, Dennis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEST PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL STAFF; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

CHEST PAIN; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955333472     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181e574c4     Document Type: Article

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