title: Total hip replacement surgery: comparing costs, performance against hospitals nationwide.
abstract: DATA BENCHMARKS: This study compares costs and performance of total hip replacement surgery against hospitals nationwide and by region. And it examines how managed care penetration in hospital markets impacts cost and length of stay.
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States