Effects of outsourcing magnetic resonance examinations from a public university hospital to a private agent

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-85

  Tavakol, Parvin ^a   Labruto, Fausto ^b   Bergstrand, Lott ^b   Blomqvist, Lennart ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Health policy and practice; MR imaging; Outcome analysis; Socioeconomic issues; Time factors

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY AND PRACTICE; MR IMAGING; OUTCOME ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES; TIME FACTORS;

COSTS; HOSPITALS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTSOURCING; RADIATION; RADIOLOGY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTSOURCED SERVICES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960084727     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ar.2010.090320     Document Type: Article

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