Maximizing reimbursement from trauma response fees (UB-92: 68X) - Lessons learned from a hospital comparison

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 482-486

  Fortune, John B ^a   Wohltmann, Christopher ^b   Margold, Brenda ^b   Callahan, Charles D ^b   Sutyak, John ^b  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; INSURANCE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE COMMON PROCEDURE CODING SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALS, RELIGIOUS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PATIENT CREDIT AND COLLECTION; PATIENT SELECTION; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14944358178     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000157821.42380.55     Document Type: Article

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