Hospital-industry partnership essential commitment in controlling costs.
Industry and other third party payers need hospitals' help to encourage cost containment. Subjects for joint reveiw are monitoring hospital utilization, seeking alternatives to inpatient care, eliminating excess beds, and encouraging increased productivity within viable institutions.
D003256:Community Participation / Q000191:economics*; D003363:Cost Control; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D007221:Industry; D008824:Michigan; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000191:economics