Trauma services: a profit center?
Taheri P, Butz D, Watts C, Griffes L, Greenfield L. Trauma services: a profit center? Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 1999, 188: 349-354. PMID: 10195717, DOI: 10.1016/s1072-7515(99)00021-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjury Severity ScoreLength of stayGroup ATrauma centerGroup BProportion of costsTrauma serviceMean cost/patientLevel I trauma centerI trauma centerCost/patientCost of careFiscal year 1997Hospital cost accounting systemBlunt mechanism injuryMechanism injuriesTrauma registrySeverity scoreSick patientsInadequate reimbursementPatient basisPatientsPatient groupingsStayTotal service cost