title: To buy or not to buy. Technology acquisition under prospective payment.
mesh_terms: D002201:Capital Expenditures; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D004467:Economics; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000191:economics; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States