Uncompensated Medical Services Provided by Physicians and Hospitals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9096944 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert L Ohsfeldt (0000-0002-6117-056X, Ball State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1338-1344 |
| Publication date | 1985-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00005650-198512000-00003 |
| PMID | 4087949 |
| OpenAlex | W2030329697 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This article examines the magnitude of uncompensated medical services provided by physicians and hospitals in 1982 as well as variations in uncompensated care among different types of physicians and hospitals. The data, which are from surveys conducted by the American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association, indicate that both physicians and hospitals provide significant amounts of uncompensated medical care. Although the distribution of uncompensated care among different types of physicians tends to be reasonably even, in most cases, the bulk of uncompensated care delivered by hospitals is delivered by public hospitals, with private hospitals (both voluntary and for-profit) delivering relatively less uncompensated care. The implications of changes in the economic environment of medicine for uncompensated medical care are also discussed
Family medicine · Health care · Medicaid · Medical emergency · MEDLINE · Political science · Uncompensated Care · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 2006 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |