2008
Real money: Complications and hospital costs in trauma patients
Hemmila MR, Jakubus JL, Maggio PM, Wahl WL, Dimick JB, Campbell DA, Taheri PA. Real money: Complications and hospital costs in trauma patients. Surgery 2008, 144: 307-316. PMID: 18656640, PMCID: PMC2583342, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor complication groupMinor complication groupComplication groupHospital costsTrauma patientsDuration of stayMinor complicationsMajor complicationsHospital chargesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program methodologyEmergency department systolic blood pressureQuality careMedian total hospital costLevel 1 trauma centerNew Injury Severity ScoreGeneral surgery populationMajor postoperative complicationsInjury Severity ScoreSystolic blood pressureTotal hospital chargesTotal hospital costsTypes of complicationsMedian hospital chargesImproved quality carePostoperative complications
2006
A New Prescription for Healthcare Leadership
Harkins D, Butz D, Taheri P. A New Prescription for Healthcare Leadership. Journal Of Trauma Nursing 2006, 13: 126-130. PMID: 17052094, DOI: 10.1097/00043860-200607000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAccountingBudgetsCommerceCurriculumEducation, Nursing, ContinuingEmergency Service, HospitalFinancial Management, HospitalForecastingHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansIntensive Care UnitsLeadershipLength of StayNurse AdministratorsNurse's RoleOperating RoomsOperations ResearchProfessional CompetenceProgram DevelopmentStaff DevelopmentTraumatology
2003
Aeromedical Service: How Does it Actually Contribute to the Mission?
Rosenberg B, Butz D, Comstock M, Taheri P. Aeromedical Service: How Does it Actually Contribute to the Mission? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2003, 54: 681-688. PMID: 12707529, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000054684.83538.45.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis-related groupsSF patientsHealth systemAeromedical servicesIntensive care unit stayIntensive care unit daysMichigan Health SystemDownstream revenueAdmitting servicesUnit stayUnit daysClinical activityInpatient revenueInpatient daysPatientsPatient careAeromedical transportationProfessional feesStayDaysAdmissionHospitalOverall lengthCare
1997
Physician Resource Utilization after Geriatric Trauma
Taheri P, Iteld L, Michaels A, Edelstein S, Di Ponio L, Rodriguez J. Physician Resource Utilization after Geriatric Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 1997, 43: 565-569.. PMID: 9356049, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199710000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrauma serviceGlasgow Coma Scale scorePMR consultationGeriatric trauma patientsInjury Severity ScoreGeneral surgical serviceLong-term outcomesPatients' functional outcomeLength of stayNursing home placementSignificant differencesHealth care resourcesMultidisciplinary trauma teamPhysician resource utilizationPMR interventionGeriatric traumaTrauma patientsGeriatric patientsSignificant group differencesPhysician consultationFunctional outcomeMultiple traumaSeverity scoreSubgroup analysisEarly consultation