Detecting the blind spot: Complications in the trauma registry and trauma quality improvement
Hemmila MR, Jakubus JL, Wahl WL, Arbabi S, Henderson WG, Khuri SF, Taheri PA, Campbell DA. Detecting the blind spot: Complications in the trauma registry and trauma quality improvement. Surgery 2007, 142: 439-449. PMID: 17950334, PMCID: PMC2080842, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2007.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Trauma Data BankGeneral surgery patientsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgery patientsTrauma patientsNSQIP methodologyNTDB patientsTrauma centerOutcome dataLevel 1 trauma centerSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemRisk adjustmentRisk-adjusted mannerTrauma patient groupsTrauma quality improvementTrauma Data BankQuality Improvement ProgramHigh rateRisk-adjusted ratesImportant comorbidityAdult patientsPatient comorbiditiesTrauma registryMore complicationsTrauma Center Downstream Revenue: The Impact of Incremental Patients Within a Health System
Taheri PA, Maggio PM, Dougherty J, Neil C, Fetyko S, Harkins DR, Butz DA. Trauma Center Downstream Revenue: The Impact of Incremental Patients Within a Health System. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2007, 62: 615-621. PMID: 17414337, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31802ee532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAmbulatory CareBurn UnitsEmergency Service, HospitalFinancial Management, HospitalMichiganTrauma CentersConceptsEmergency surgery servicesSurgery serviceStudy periodEmergency surgical servicesInitial patient admissionsAcademic Level IProfessional revenueDownstream revenueClinic visitsInitial admissionPatient admissionsEmergent patientsOutpatient activitySurgical servicesLevel IService admissionsPatientsFiscal year 2002Health systemInpatient activityAdmissionTraumaInpatientsHospitalInpatient revenueFinancial Impact of Hand Surgery Programs on Academic Medical Centers
Hasan JS, Chung KC, Storey AF, Bolg ML, Taheri PA. Financial Impact of Hand Surgery Programs on Academic Medical Centers. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2007, 119: 627-635. PMID: 17230099, DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000246528.28652.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacility revenueOperating incomeProfessional revenueCost accounting systemTotal costFinancial dataNet revenueFinancial performanceFinancial evaluationRevenueClinic chargesIncomeDollarsFinancial impactAccounting systemDirect costsOverhead costsCollection rateCharge categoriesHospital cost accounting systemCostDepartment of SurgeryAcademic medical centerFacility costsMedical Center