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Financial analysis of an inner city trauma center: Charges vs collections
Ist Teil von
Annals of emergency medicine, 1985-04, Vol.14 (4), p.331-334
Ort / Verlag
New York, NY: Mosby, Inc
Erscheinungsjahr
1985
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect (DFG Nationallizenzen)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The changes in the economy and in tax rules have caused hospitals to assess the financial viability of different areas within their institutions. While emergency departments generally have become recognized as a cost-effective portal of entry for patients, trauma centers, particularly those located in the inner city, usually are seen as areas of large investment and small financial return. This study looks at a large, inner-city trauma service and the charges, collections, and demographics of the trauma population it serves. For patients admitted to the trauma service, total collections were 77% of charges. There was no difference in collections between those patients with blunt injuries and those with penetrating injuries; violent vs nonviolent injuries; patients transferred in vs primary receivals; or patients transferred out after stabilization vs those retained at the trauma center.