Potential financial impact of restriction in "never event" and periprocedural hospital-acquired condition reimbursement at a tertiary neurosurgical center: A single-institution prospective study - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-256

  Teufack, Sonia G ^a   Campbell, Peter ^a   Jabbour, Pascal ^a   Maltenfort, Mitchell ^a   Evans, James ^a   Ratliff, John K ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Hospital acquired condition; Never event; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; NEUROSURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REIMBURSEMENT; REOPERATION; SURGICAL ERROR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DATABASES AS TOPIC; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76249088589     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.7.JNS09753     Document Type: Article

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