Financial aspects of providing trauma care at the extremes of life

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 483-487

  Sartorelli, Kennith H ^a   Rogers, Frederick B ^a   Osler, Turner M ^a   Shackford, Steven R ^a   Cohen, Myra ^a   Vane, Dennis W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic related groupings; Health maintenance organization; Reimbursement ratio; Third party payor; Trauma care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 0033057902     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199903000-00025     Document Type: Article

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