Emergency Department Admissions Are More Profitable Than Non–Emergency Department Admissions
Posted by GruntDoc on February 2nd, 2009
Well, now…
From the “I wouldn’t have believed it, either” files comes this paper from the Annals of Emergency Medicine:
Study objective
We compare the contribution margin per case per hospital day of emergency department (ED) admissions with non-ED admissions in a single hospital, a 600-bed, academic, tertiary referral, Level I trauma center with an annual ED census of 100,000.
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Conclusion
In summary, ED admissions in our institution generate a higher contribution margin per day than non-ED admissions.
Should make for friendlier conversations with your administrators.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 3:07 pm
I wonder if this was supposed to be published in the Journal of Irreproducible Results. On a more serious side, I think that the type of facility and its location play a large role. This is from a trauma center which is not the place where you would be admitted for an elective total knee or CABG.
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Another study coming to the same conclusion:
Contribution of ED admission to inpatient hospital revenue
Sacchetti, A, Harris, RH, Warden, T, Roth, S
Am J Emer Med. 2002 Jan;20(1):30-1
February 3rd, 2009 at 7:28 pm
A new study published in this month’s issue of Academic Medicine proves that effort does matter, and that learning is possible. Even established clinicians can be re-inspired to adopt new humanistic skills, becoming better teachers and role models in the process.
February 3rd, 2009 at 8:26 pm
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