Key result
Using hospital-wide versus cost center-specific cost-to-charge ratios for operating room services introduces an estimation bias that varies depending on the hospital type.
Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
This analysis evaluates the bias introduced by using hospital-wide versus cost center-specific cost-to-charge ratios for operating room services.
This analysis estimates differences associated with using general hospital-wide cost-to-charge ratios vs cost center–specific cost-to-charge ratios for operating room services and discusses whether this bias varies by hospital type.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Childers et al. (2019) studied this question. Using hospital-wide versus cost center-specific cost-to-charge ratios for operating room services introduces an estimation bias that varies depending on the hospital type.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: