Constraining National Health Care Expenditures: Achieving Quality Care at an Affordable CostU.S. General Accounting Office, 1986 - 302 pages |
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... beds and the diffusion and use of medical technology . Supply of hospital beds There is a debate about the appropriate number of hospital beds which should exist . Some studies have shown that the United States has from about 69,000 to ...
... beds and the diffusion and use of medical technology . Supply of hospital beds There is a debate about the appropriate number of hospital beds which should exist . Some studies have shown that the United States has from about 69,000 to ...
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... beds increased ? Page 73 73 73 74 1725 75 77 78 79 80 80 82 83 84 Do we have too many hospital beds ? What efforts have been undertaken to constrain the growth of hospital beds ? Nursing homes 87 90 Is the supply of nursing home beds ...
... beds increased ? Page 73 73 73 74 1725 75 77 78 79 80 80 82 83 84 Do we have too many hospital beds ? What efforts have been undertaken to constrain the growth of hospital beds ? Nursing homes 87 90 Is the supply of nursing home beds ...
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... fifth to one - tenth the number of intensive care beds available per capita as the United States.55 experts have pointed out that this indicates excess utilization in the United States . Some The impact of this has been that ( 1 ) 14.
... fifth to one - tenth the number of intensive care beds available per capita as the United States.55 experts have pointed out that this indicates excess utilization in the United States . Some The impact of this has been that ( 1 ) 14.
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... beds . Other factors Public financing of health care services , the aging of the population , and technological advances have also been cited as increasing health care expenditures . The establishment of the Medicare and Medicaid ...
... beds . Other factors Public financing of health care services , the aging of the population , and technological advances have also been cited as increasing health care expenditures . The establishment of the Medicare and Medicaid ...
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... beds and occupancy rates , and admissions at many hospitals have declined . At least in some areas of the country , some believe that an excess supply of physicians currently exists and in only a few more years , they anticipate an ...
... beds and occupancy rates , and admissions at many hospitals have declined . At least in some areas of the country , some believe that an excess supply of physicians currently exists and in only a few more years , they anticipate an ...
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