Inefficiency as the major driver of excess costs in lung resection

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1418-1422

  Fry, Donald E ^a,b,c   Pine, Michael ^a,d   Jones, Barbara L ^a   Meimban, Roger J ^a  

^a Michael Pine and Associates   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PNEUMONECTOMY; RISK ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 81255187879     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.08.033     Document Type: Article

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