This Article Abstract Full Text (HTML) Reprint (PDF) Submit a response to this article Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when Comments are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Services E-mail this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to My Personal Archive Download to Citation Manager Reprints & Permissions Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Web of Science (21) Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Birkmeyer, J. D. Articles by Wennberg, D. E. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Birkmeyer, J. D. Articles by Wennberg, D. E. Related Collections Hospitals Health Spending

Will Volume-Based Referral Strategies Reduce Costs Or Just Save Lives?

View larger version (22K): [in this window] [in a new window]   EXHIBIT 2 Mean (Post-Procedure) Length-Of-Stay For Four Different Surgical Operations, Based On Data From The National Medicare Population, 1994–1999

View larger version (23K): [in this window] [in a new window]   EXHIBIT 3 Thirty-Day Readmission Rates For Four Different Surgical Procedures, Based On Data From The National Medicare Population, 1994–1999

                      What's this?