Distribution and predictors of emergency department charges: the case of a tertiary hospital in Lebanon

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[2] Smith MD(2008)Financial burden of health care, 2001-2004 Health Aff (Millwood) 27 188-95

[3] Banthin JS(2009)Medical bankruptcy in the United States, 2007: results of a national study Am J Med 122 741-6

[4] Cunningham P(1994)Excess cost of emergency department visits for nonurgent care Health Aff (Millwood) 13 162-71

[5] Bernard DM(1994)Shifting the cost of caring for patients with nonemergency conditions from crowded emergency departments to primary care settings J Emerg Nurs 20 454-7

[6] Himmelstein DU(2014)An observational study of emergency department utilization among enrollees of Minnesota Health Care Programs: financial and non-financial barriers have different associations BMC Health Serv Res 14 62-6963-14-62-70

[7] Thorne D(2010)Trends and characteristics of US emergency department visits, 1997-2007 JAMA 304 664-5

[8] Warren E(1996)Ambulatory visits to hospital emergency departments. Patterns and reasons for use. 24 Hours in the ED Study Group JAMA 276 460-11

[9] Woolhandler S(2002)Overcrowding and fiscal pressures in emergency medicine Hosp Top 80 7-15

[10] Baker LC(2013)“How much will I get charged for this?” Patient charges for top ten diagnoses in the emergency department PLoS ONE 8 e55491-38

[1] Robinson JC(2008)Cost-reducing innovation in health care Health Aff (Millwood) 27 1353-6

[2] Smith MD(2008)Financial burden of health care, 2001-2004 Health Aff (Millwood) 27 188-95

[3] Banthin JS(2009)Medical bankruptcy in the United States, 2007: results of a national study Am J Med 122 741-6

[4] Cunningham P(1994)Excess cost of emergency department visits for nonurgent care Health Aff (Millwood) 13 162-71

[5] Bernard DM(1994)Shifting the cost of caring for patients with nonemergency conditions from crowded emergency departments to primary care settings J Emerg Nurs 20 454-7

[6] Himmelstein DU(2014)An observational study of emergency department utilization among enrollees of Minnesota Health Care Programs: financial and non-financial barriers have different associations BMC Health Serv Res 14 62-6963-14-62-70

[7] Thorne D(2010)Trends and characteristics of US emergency department visits, 1997-2007 JAMA 304 664-5

[8] Warren E(1996)Ambulatory visits to hospital emergency departments. Patterns and reasons for use. 24 Hours in the ED Study Group JAMA 276 460-11

[9] Woolhandler S(2002)Overcrowding and fiscal pressures in emergency medicine Hosp Top 80 7-15

[10] Baker LC(2013)“How much will I get charged for this?” Patient charges for top ten diagnoses in the emergency department PLoS ONE 8 e55491-38