Trauma team oversight improves efficiency of care and augments clinical and economic outcomes

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1236-1242

  Davis, Kimberly A ^a,b   Cabbad, Nicole C ^a,b   Schuster, Kevin M ^a,b   Kaplan, Lewis J ^a,b   Carusone, Carla ^a,b   Leary, Tucker ^a,b   Udelsman, Robert ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Contribution margin; Outcomes; Remuneration; Trauma systems; WRVUs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL FEE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGEON; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; CONNECTICUT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEES, MEDICAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TRAUMA CENTERS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 67650621004     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31818ba311     Document Type: Article

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