Cost issues in transplantation.
Major clinical progress has been made in recent years in solid organ transplantation. With the exception of kidney transplantation, very little reliable information is available concerning the costs of organ transplantation. This article addresses problems in assessing organ transplantation costs and makes recommendations about research approaches. It is suggested that the United Network for Organ Sharing waiting lists are good sources for developing transplant cost studies.
Eggers
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Program Evaluation Branch, Health Care Financing Administration, Baltimore, MD.
Kucken
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D000066:Accounting; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005251:Fees, Medical; D017048:Health Care Costs; D017722:Hospital Charges; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States