Missed surgical intensive care unit billing: Potential financial impact of 24/7 faculty presence

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 196-199

  Hendershot, Kimberly M ^a   Bollins, John P ^b   Armen, Scott B ^c   Thomas, Yalaunda M ^d   Steinberg, Steven M ^d   Cook, Charles H ^d  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^b St Mary's Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic medical record; Faculty presence; Intensive care unit billing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WARD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL COST; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SCHOOL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

FACULTY, MEDICAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; OHIO; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SURGICENTERS;

EID: 70350443058     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181a5e7fd     Document Type: Article

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