Regionalization of surgical services in central florida: The next step in acute care surgery

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 640-643

  Block, Ernest F J ^a,b   Rudloff, Beth ^b   Noon, Charles ^c   Behn, Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care surgery; Emergency surgery; Finance; Regionalization; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; REGIONALIZATION; REIMBURSEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; ACCOUNTING; COST; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL FEE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CRITICAL CARE; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEES, MEDICAL; FINANCIAL AUDIT; FLORIDA; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 77957557098     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181efbed9     Document Type: Article

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