"Hospital Charges" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The prices a hospital sets for its services. HOSPITAL COSTS (the direct and indirect expenses incurred by the hospital in providing the services) are one factor in the determination of hospital charges. Other factors may include, for example, profits, competition, and the necessity of recouping the costs of uncompensated care.
| Descriptor ID |
D017722
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.262.300 N03.219.442.613
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| Concept/Terms |
Hospital Charges- Hospital Charges
- Hospital Charge
- Charges, Hospital
- Charge, Hospital
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hospital Charges" by people in Profiles.
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Fast track dialysis: Improving emergency department and hospital throughput for patients requiring hemodialysis. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 07; 45:92-99.
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Comparing cost and outcomes between peroral endoscopic myotomy and laparoscopic heller myotomy. Am J Surg. 2021 07; 222(1):208-213.
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Characteristics of Private Equity-Owned Hospitals in 2018. Ann Intern Med. 2021 02; 174(2):277-279.
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IR is an Operational and Financial Hedge for Hospitals during COVID-19. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2020 10; 31(10):1724-1726.
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The Importance of Differentiating Charges and Cost. Anesth Analg. 2019 08; 129(2):e60.
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The effect of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy on breast-related charges: A 5-year analysis. J Surg Oncol. 2018 Jul; 118(1):212-220.
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Emergency pediatric surgery: Comparing the economic burden in specialized versus nonspecialized children's centers. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 May; 53(5):996-1000.
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Fecal Impaction in the Emergency Department: An Analysis of Frequency and Associated Charges in 2011. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2016 08; 50(7):572-7.
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The economic impact of surgical care for morbidly obese endometrial cancer patients: a nationwide study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Apr; 214(4):498.e1-498.e6.
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Regional Cost Variations of Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy Compared With Open Radical Prostatectomy. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2015 Oct; 13(5):447-52.