title: The operating rooms: cost center management in a managed care environment.
abstract: The changing health care climate has triggered important changes in the management of high-cost components of acute care facilities. By integrating and better managing various elements of the surgical process, health care institutions are able to rationally trim costs while maintaining high-quality services. The leadership that physicians can provide is crucial to the success of this undertaking.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: DeRiso
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cantees
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Watkins
mesh_terms: D000761:Anesthesia Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003363:Cost Control; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009870:Operating Room Information Systems; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care