Global surgical package reimbursement and the acute care surgeon: A threat to optimal care

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 583-589

  Schneider, Eric B ^a   Haider, Adil H ^a   Lidor, Anne O ^a   Efron, Jonathan E ^a   Villegas, Cassandra V ^a   Stevens, Kent A ^a   Hirani, Salman A ^a   Haut, Elliott R ^a   Efron, David T ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care surgery; Global Surgical Package; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; COLON TUMOR; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVERTICULITIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMICOLECTOMY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; VOLVULUS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COLECTOMY; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 79952808432     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182098a30     Document Type: Article

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