"Uncompensated Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Medical services for which no payment is received. Uncompensated care includes charity care and bad debts.
| Descriptor ID |
D017664
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.374.900 N05.300.830
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Uncompensated Care" by people in Profiles.
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Colvin JD, Hall M, Berry JG, Gottlieb LM, Bettenhausen JL, Shah SS, Fieldston ES, Conway PH, Chung PJ. Financial Loss for Inpatient Care of Medicaid-Insured Children. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Nov 01; 170(11):1055-1062.
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Fader HC, Phillips CN. Frequent-user patients: reducing costs while making appropriate discharges. Healthc Financ Manage. 2012 Mar; 66(3):98-100, 102, 104 passim.
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Madan AK, Tichansky DS, Ternovits CA, Speck KE, Steinhauer BW, Croce MA, Fabian TC. Establishing a laparoscopic bariatric program in a safety net hospital. Surg Endosc. 2007 May; 21(5):801-4.