Where Are the Costs in Perioperative Care?: Analysis of Hospital Costs and Charges for Inpatient Surgical Care
Open Access
- 1 December 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Anesthesiology
- Vol. 83 (6) , 1138-1144
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199512000-00002
Abstract
Background: Many health-care institutions are emphasizing cost reduction programs as a primary tool for managing profitability. The goal of this study was to elucidate the proportion of anesthesia costs relative to perioperative costs as determined by charges and actual costs.Keywords
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