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Assuming that these costs constituted about 10% to 20% of the hospital per diem costs (although this proportion will vary between hospital departments, countries, etc), then the maximum impact of the potential double counting would be 5% to 10% of the total hospital cost difference, with a relativel...

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Published in:The American heart journal Vol. 151; no. 1; p. e3
Main Authors: Aspelin, Peter, Lundkvist, Jonas
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia Elsevier Limited 01-01-2006
Subjects:
Contrast agents
Hospital costs
Medical imaging
Patients
Sweden
Germany
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Summary:Assuming that these costs constituted about 10% to 20% of the hospital per diem costs (although this proportion will vary between hospital departments, countries, etc), then the maximum impact of the potential double counting would be 5% to 10% of the total hospital cost difference, with a relatively small impact on the overall result.
ISSN:0002-8703
1097-6744
DOI:10.1016/j.ahj.2005.06.002