Association Between Hospital Financial Distress and Immediate Breast Reconstruction Surgery After Mastectomy Among Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ | Zendy

Catherine Richards | Zendy; Andrew Rundle | Zendy; Jason D. Wright | Zendy; Dawn L. Hershman | Zendy

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Association Between Hospital Financial Distress and Immediate Breast Reconstruction Surgery After Mastectomy Among Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

Author(s) -

Catherine Richards,

Andrew Rundle,

Jason D. Wright,

Dawn L. Hershman

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

jama surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 2168-6262

pISSN - 2168-6254

DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.5018

Subject(s) - medicine , mastectomy , ductal carcinoma , breast cancer , breast reconstruction , distress , breast surgery , oncology , general surgery , cancer , clinical psychology

Hospital financial distress (HFD) is a state in which a hospital is at risk of closure because of its financial condition. Hospital financial distress may reduce the services a hospital can offer, particularly unprofitable ones. Few studies have assessed the association of HFD with quality of care.

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