The economic challenges of polytrauma care;Wirtschaftliche Herausforderungen der Polytraumaversorgung

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 975-980

  Probst, C ^a   Schaefer, O ^b   Hildebrand, F ^a   Krettek, C ^a   Mahlke, L ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economy; G drg; Polytrauma; Reimbursement; Trauma center

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEE SCHEDULES; GERMANY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 70549096161     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-009-1684-0     Document Type: Review

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