Payer status and increased distance traveled for fracture care in a rural state

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 113-118

  Lack, William D ^a   Carlo, Julian O ^a   Marsh, J Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

distance; fracture; injury; insurance; orthopaedic; payer; referral; rural; transfer; trauma; travel; traveled

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPEN FRACTURE; ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PROSTHESIOLOGY; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRAVEL;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INSURANCE COVERAGE; IOWA; MALE; MEDICAID; PATIENT TRANSFER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872905572     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31825cfaa4     Document Type: Review

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