Pressure ulcers in the trauma population: Are reimbursement penalties appropriate?

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 793-795

  Berg, Gina M ^a,c   Spence, Mandy ^b   Patton, Simon ^c   Acuna, David ^a   Harrison, Paul B ^a  

^a WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECUBITUS; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NOTE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK FACTOR; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INCIDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PRESSURE ULCER; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84862698664     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182395fe4     Document Type: Note

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