RT Book, Section
A1 Meltzer, David
A2 McKean, Sylvia C.
A2 Ross, John J.
A2 Dressler, Daniel D.
A2 Brotman, Daniel J.
A2 Ginsberg, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 56192277
T1 Chapter 19. The Economics of Hospital Care
T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-160389-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56192277
RD 2024/04/18
AB The  economics  of  health  care  is  an  important  concern  in  countries  around  the  world,  and  is  a  particular  area  of  concern  in  the  United  States.  Hospital  care  constitutes  about  one-third  of  total  health  care  expenditures,  and  patients  who  have  been  hospitalized  often  have  very  high  costs  after  discharge,  including  for  rehospitalization,  skilled  nursing  facility,  and  home  health  use.  Hospitals  are  increasingly  being  held  responsible  for  managing  these  costs.  As  a  result,  hospitalists  must  have  a  good  understanding  of  the  economics  of  hospital  care  and  the  effects  that  hospitalists  can  have  on  health  care  costs.  Many  of  the  most  important  issues  in  the  economics  of  hospital  care,  such  as  the  critical  role  of  health  care  technology,  are  relevant  to  many  other  aspects  of  health  care  economics.  However,  hospital  care  has  certain  fairly  unique  elements  that  deserve  particular  attention.