Hospital economics of primary THA decreasing reimbursement and increasing cost, 1990 to 2008

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 469, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 355-361

  Rana, Adam J ^a   Iorio, Richard ^a   Healy, William L ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP DISEASE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 78951474738     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-010-1526-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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