title: How to save big bucks!
abstract: Cut cost, cut cost, cut cost has been the hospital's mantra for at least a decade. And while insurers, HMOs and doctors have traditionally pressed for hospitals to control their costs, they have only recently begun to question their own habits. Here, then, are a set of four cost-effective ideas--one for hospitals, one for insurers, one for HMOs, and one for physicians. They are jumping-off points, really, something to recharge your cost-cutting creativity. You may have tried these, you may be considering them, or you may not have thought of them. No matter. Clear your mind and consider the possibilities.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montague
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nordhaus-Bike
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sandrick
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005260:Female; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007343:Insurance Carriers; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000191:economics; D012907:Smoking / Q000191:economics; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014481:United States