'Play or Pay' Underwrites Trauma Costs in Mississippi
October 11, 2011|Hospitalist News (Archived)
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Major Finding: A "play or pay" policy for trauma centers offset the negative impact of a change in payer mix.
Data Source: Some 2,815 patients in the Presley Memorial Trauma Center trauma registry who were admitted from Tennessee or Mississippi from Jan. 1, 2006, to Dec. 31, 2009, not including readmissions.
Disclosures: Dr. Zarzaur said he had no disclosures.
FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE SURGERY OF TRAUMA
Dr. Zarzaur said he had no financial conflicts to disclose.
