The appointment of neurointensivists is financially beneficial to the employer

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 228-232

  Varelas, Panayiotis N ^a   Abdelhak, Tamer ^a   Wellwood, Jody ^a   Benczarski, Donald ^a   Elias, Stanton B ^a   Rosenblum, Mark ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dollars; Finances; Impact; Neurointensive care unit; Neurointensivist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EMPLOYMENT; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MICHIGAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION;

EID: 77957954448     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-010-9371-0     Document Type: Article

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