"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 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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Psoriasis does not worsen outcomes in patients admitted for ischemic stroke: an analysis of the National Inpatient Sample. J Investig Med. 2021 06; 69(5):994-998.
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Economic Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on Hospitalization Outcomes of Acute Heart Failure in the United States. Am J Cardiol. 2021 01 01; 138:124-127.
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Vascular Complications Increase Hospital Charges and Mortality in Adult Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the United States. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Summer; 33(2):397-406.
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Socioeconomic Status and Differences in the Management and Outcomes of 6.6 Million US Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Am J Cardiol. 2020 08 15; 129:10-18.
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Incidence, outcomes, and resource use in children with Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis. Pediatr Dermatol. 2018 Mar; 35(2):182-187.
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Improving Value in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: The Role of High Volume Hospitals. J Arthroplasty. 2018 01; 33(1):1-5.
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The influence of gender on early adverse events, hospital charges and length of stay after shoulder arthroplasty. Int Orthop. 2018 01; 42(1):149-155.
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Impact of a Centralized Inpatient Hospice Unit in an Academic Medical Center. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2016 Sep; 33(8):755-9.
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The Impact of Worker's Compensation Claims on Outcomes and Costs Following an Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Jun 15; 40(12):948-53.
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Optimizing advanced practitioner charge capture in high-acuity surgical intensive care units. Arch Surg. 2011 May; 146(5):552-5.