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Title: Reduced-form approach for evaluating hospital cost-containment program in paired experiment

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OSTI ID:6481596

The paper investigates the feasibility, analyzes the project benefit, and establishes the cost-1 effectiveness of the Cooperative Utilization Review Program (CURP), the action plan for cost containment proposed by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Company. A statistical evaluation framework is developed for analyzing the effects of the CURP through control and participating hospital selection, impatient discharge data collection, and the average length of stay delineation and explanation by diagnosis. (ACR)

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
6481596
Report Number(s):
CONF-8008109-1; ON: DE81023103
Resource Relation:
Conference: Business and economic statistical conference, Washington, DC, USA, 11 Aug 1980
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English