Emergency room coverage: An evolving crisis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 453-457

  Davison, Steven P ^a,b  

^a Georgetown University Hospital ^*

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; LAW; MALPRACTICE; MANAGED CARE; MARKETING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ACCOUNTING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INJURY; INSURANCE; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

COST CONTROL; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEES, MEDICAL; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; INSURANCE, SURGICAL; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT CREDIT AND COLLECTION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 4344618515     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000131885.65308.2B     Document Type: Article

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