Trauma activation charges 60% higher at for-profit hospitals

https://www.techtarget.com/revcyclemanagement/news/366603175/Trauma-activation-charges-60-higher-at-for-profit-hospitals

The downstream consequences of misusing trauma activation fees might
be nefarious, the researchers suggested. In particular, the group
pointed out a "proliferation of trauma centers in areas without
demonstrated population-level need for more trauma care." These
centers, which are usually Level II and for-profit, could end up being
detrimental to the community.

"Unnecessary trauma center proliferation in areas that already have
sufficient population-level access to timely trauma care may harm the
already fragile financial viability of existing trauma centers by
siphoning off an already limited pool of state- or county-based funds
dedicated to trauma systems and disrupting the payer mix in mature
trauma systems by reducing the proportion of commercially insured
patients for any given trauma center," the team said.

What's more, adding in more trauma centers adds little clinical value,
the team said. When there are already mature trauma centers in a
community, adding other trauma centers into the mix does little to
improve clinical outcomes or patient access, the researchers said,
pointing to previous research.

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