Is polytrauma affordable these days?: G-DRG system vs per diem charge based on 1,030 patients with multiple injuries;Ist ein Polytrauma heutzutage noch bezahlbar?: G-DRG-System vs. Tagessätze anhand 1030 polytraumatisierter Patienten

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 892-896

  Qvick, B ^a   Buehren, V ^b   Woltmann, A ^b  

^a Klinikum Garmisch Partenkirchen   (Germany)

^b BG UNFALLKLINIK MURNAU   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnosis related groups; Hospital costs; Hospital reimbursement; Injury severity score; Polytrauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; FEE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867984962     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-010-1920-7     Document Type: Article

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