Commitment to COT verification improves patient outcomes and financial performance

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 190-194

  Maggio, Paul M ^a   Brundage, Susan I ^a   Hernandez Boussard, Tina ^a   Spain, David A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contribution to margin; Direct costs; Finance; Fixed costs; Outcomes; Revenue; Trauma; Verification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL FEE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEES, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 70350462170     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181a51b2f     Document Type: Article

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