Disentangling health care billing for patients' physical and financial health

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 319, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 661-663

  Lee, Vivian S ^a,b   Blanchfield, Bonnie B ^c  

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

^b INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; BILLING COST; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; COST; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; FINANCIAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MARKETING; OPERATING COST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 85042273587     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.19966     Document Type: Review

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