Impact of price display on provider ordering: A systematic review

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 65-76

  Silvestri, Mark T ^a   Bongiovanni, Tasce R ^a,b   Glover, Janis G ^c   Gross, Cary P ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST; ECONOMICS; FEE; PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM;

COMMERCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEES AND CHARGES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS';

EID: 84953369593     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2500     Document Type: Article

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