In:
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, SAGE Publications, Vol. 399, No. 1 ( 1972-01), p. 50-61
Abstract:
American hospitals vary by type of ownership, type of patient treated, average length of stay, size, scope of services offered and teaching programs. This paper re views what is known about how these differences are related to costs and quality of care. The range of costs per case varies widely by type of hospital and size of hospital. Larger general hospitals have lower unit costs, while specialty and teaching hospitals, large or small, have higher costs than general hos pitals. Studies are needed to answer many questions about costs of hospitals, standardizing for case mix, quality of care, ownership, and organization.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0002-7162
,
1552-3349
DOI:
10.1177/000271627239900107
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1972
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2274940-8
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757146-X
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2097792-X
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328-1
SSG:
7,26
SSG:
3,4
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