Effect of a dedicated orthopaedic advanced practice provider in a Level I trauma center: Analysis of length of stay and cost

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2015, Pages e225-e230

  Hiza, Elise A ^a   Gottschalk, Michael B ^a   Umpierrez, Erica ^a   Bush, Patricia ^a   Reisman, William M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced practice provider; cost analysis; length of stay; level I trauma center; trauma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; REHABILITATION CENTER; TIME TO TREATMENT; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; CARE BUNDLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE BUNDLES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 84931576240     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000261     Document Type: Article

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