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The financial outcome of traumatic brain injury: a single centre study.

Daniel Mark FountainAngelos G KoliasRodney J LaingPeter J Hutchinson
Published in: British journal of neurosurgery (2016)
There was a substantial deficit accrued as a result of the management of patients with TBI at an MTC. The more complex the presentation, extensive the intervention, and lengthy the stay, the greater the deficit accrued by the centre. The current tariff payment system is not effectively reflecting the severity of injury or intensity of management of patients with TBI.
Keyphrases
  • traumatic brain injury
  • severe traumatic brain injury
  • randomized controlled trial
  • health insurance
  • affordable care act
  • case report