ICU bed supply, utilization, and health care spending: An example of demand elasticity

JAMA

Volumn 311, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 567-568

  Gooch, Rebecca A ^a   Kahn, Jeremy M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE MIX; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COST CONTROL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893658501     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.283800     Document Type: Short Survey

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