News tagged with hospital charges


Massachusetts' health care reform didn't raise hospital use, costs

Massachusetts' healthcare reform didn't result in substantially more hospital use or higher costs, according to data presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions ...

Health created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Robot-assisted kidney cancer surgery offers many benefits, but at a cost

Robot-assisted surgery to remove kidney cancers has seen a rapid increase in use, and has both replaced and proven safer than laparoscopic procedures for the same purpose, according to a study by the Vattikuti Urology Institute ...

Cancer created May 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hospital surgical volume should be considered when judging value of procedures

The volume of cases performed at an institution each year has a direct effect on the outcome of surgical procedures, and should always be considered when looking at the benefits of a technique, according to a team of researchers ...

Cancer created May 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0