A Cost Benefit Analysis of Continued Stay Certification

Bibliographic Data

ID9102473
AuthorsRichard F Averill, Laurence F McMahon (0000-0001-6625-3594)
Year1977
Volume15
Issue2
Pages158-173
Publication date1977-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Care (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948
PublisherOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/00005650-197702000-00005
PMID402513
OpenAlexW2038279228
LanguageEN
Citations received5

A large portion of the resources of the Professional Standards Review Organization Program have been directed toward the review of inpatients to determine their need for continued hospitalization. The primary goal of this review process is the containment of hospital costs through the elimination of unnecessary patient hospitalization. A cost benefit analysis of this review process shows that the potential financial savings accrued are unlikely to offset the costs associated with the review procedure

Actuarial science · Business · Certification · Cost analysis · Cost–benefit analysis · Economics · Health care · Medical emergency · MEDLINE · Operations management · Operations research · Process (computing) · Risk analysis (engineering) · Utilization review · Computer Science · Engineering · Healthcare Policy and Management · Hospital Admissions and Outcomes · Medicine · Primary Care and Health Outcomes