title: Costs and value: important tools in health care today.
authors.affiliation: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Bischof
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D017722:Hospital Charges; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States