TY - JOUR
T1 - County hospitals and regional medical care in Texas
T2 - an analysis of out-of-county costs.
AU - Amarasingham, Ruben
AU - Pickens, Sue
AU - Anderson, Ron J.
PY - 2004/6
Y1 - 2004/6
N2 - The current system of regional medical service delivery in Texas places large demands on the state's urban public hospitals. To assess the nature and scope of such demands, we examined financial data from five of the state's largest public hospital districts. During fiscal year 2002, these hospitals reported 103,381 encounters with out-of-county patients, resulting in 66 million dollars in unreimbursed costs. Given the current economic outlook, Texas requires a more effective regional model that centralizes tertiary care, disperses primary and secondary care, and preserves key public health goods.
AB - The current system of regional medical service delivery in Texas places large demands on the state's urban public hospitals. To assess the nature and scope of such demands, we examined financial data from five of the state's largest public hospital districts. During fiscal year 2002, these hospitals reported 103,381 encounters with out-of-county patients, resulting in 66 million dollars in unreimbursed costs. Given the current economic outlook, Texas requires a more effective regional model that centralizes tertiary care, disperses primary and secondary care, and preserves key public health goods.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 15267028
AN - SCOPUS:4043051039
SN - 0040-4470
VL - 100
SP - 56
EP - 59
JO - Texas state journal of medicine
JF - Texas state journal of medicine
IS - 6
ER -