The most cost decreases came from the following 14 service lines, in descending order:
1. General surgery
2. Neonatal
3. Obstetrics/delivery
4. Infectious diseases
5. Gastrointestinal medicine
6. Pulmonary medicine
7. Rehabilitation
8. Cardiovascular medicine
9. Electro-physiology
10. Neurological medicine
11. Psychiatry
12. Open heart surgery
13. Oncology medicine
14. Vascular surgery
See the Objective Health infographic on hospitals’ cost-cutting efforts here.
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