Cost-effectiveness of the national surgical quality improvement program

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 254, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 619-624

  Hollenbeak, Christopher S ^a,b   Boltz, Melissa M ^a   Wang, Li ^b   Schubart, Jane ^b   Ortenzi, Gail ^a   Zhu, Junjia ^b   Dillon, Peter W ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BOOTSTRAPPING; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL SURGICAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SALARY; STAFF TRAINING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053258679     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318230010a     Document Type: Conference Paper

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