Understanding differences between high- and low-price hospitals: Implications for efforts to rein in costs

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 324-331

  White, Chapin ^a   Reschovsky, James D ^b   Bond, Amelia M ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART GRAFT; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL SERVICE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMONIA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; COST ALLOCATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893635989     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0747     Document Type: Article

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