Prospective payments in a regional trauma center: The case for recognition of the transfer patient in diagnostic related groups

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 390-395

  London, Jason A ^a   Rosengart, Matthew R ^a   Jurkovich, Gregory J ^a   Nathens, Avery B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost and cost analysis; Diagnosis related groups; dvg; Health care costs; Outliers; Prospective payment system; Retrospective studies; Trauma centers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BURN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DROWNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTOXICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVEREXERTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAUMATOLOGY; COMORBIDITY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COST; INJURY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; REGISTER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WASHINGTON; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33646111730     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000203586.66214.34     Document Type: Article

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