Healthcare spending and performance of specialty hospitals: Nationwide evidence from olorectal-anal specialty hospitals in South Korea

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1721-1730

  Kim, Sun Jung ^a   Lee, Sang Gyu ^b,c   Kim, Tae Hyun ^b,c   Park, Eun Cheol ^b  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colorectal anal disease; Fees and charges; Length of stay; Specialty hospital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH KOREA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; ANUS DISEASES; COLONIC DISEASES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; RECTAL DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS DISEASES; COLONIC DISEASES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECTAL DISEASES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84944037276     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2015.56.6.1721     Document Type: Article

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