Cost Comparison of Elective Invasive Procedures between Elderly and Non-Elderly Patients at an Academic Medical Center
The objective of this study was to determine whether a correlation exists between patient age and hospital expenditures for common complex elective surgical procedures. Hospital charges at an urban academic medical center were categorized by diagnosis related group (DRG) and separated into two cohor...
Main Authors: | Adam M. Reisman, Kevin Farrell, I. Michael Leitman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Levy Library Press
2019-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Scientific Innovation in Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://journalofscientificinnovationinmedicine.org/articles/9 |
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