Impact of the establishment of a specialty hernia referral center

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 572-579

  Williams, Kristopher B ^a   Belyansky, Igor ^b   Dacey, Kristian T ^a   Yurko, Yuliya ^a   Augenstein, Vedra A ^a   Lincourt, Amy E ^a   Horton, James ^a   Kercher, Kent W ^a   Heniford, B Todd ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ANNE ARUNDEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

financial impact; hernia; hernia center; hernia repair; inguinal hernia; laparoscopic ventral hernia; open ventral hernia; surgical volume; ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMORAL HERNIA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INGUINAL HERNIA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLASTIC SURGEON; PLASTIC SURGERY; SPECIALIZATION; SURGICAL MESH; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TERTIARY HERNIA REFERRAL CENTER; UMBILICAL HERNIA; COST; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HERNIORRHAPHY; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; UTILIZATION;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEALTH FACILITIES; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL;

EID: 84911121356     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: 15533514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1553350614528579     Document Type: Article

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