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- Amy Gore, Gary Huck, Soyon Bongiovanni, Susan Labagnara, Ilona Jacniacka Soto, Peter Yonclas, and David H Livingston.
- From the Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care (AG, PY, DHL), Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
- Ann. Surg. 2024 Mar 19.
ObjectiveThe objective of the study was to demonstrate that creation of a Center for Trauma Survivorship (CTS) is not cost prohibitive but is a revenue generator for the institution.BackgroundA dedicated CTS has been demonstrated to increase adherence with follow-up visits and improve overall aftercare in severely injured patients discharged from the trauma center. A potential impediment to the creation of similar centers is its assumed prohibitive cost.MethodsThis pre-and post-cohort study examines the financial impact of patients treated by the CTS. Patients in the PRE cohort were those treated in the year prior to CTS inception. Eligibility criteria are trauma patients admitted who are ≥18 years of age and have a NISS≥16 or ICU stay ≥2 days. Financial data was obtained from the hospital's billing and cost accounting systems for a one-year time period following discharge.ResultsThere were 176 patients in the PRE and 256 in the CTS cohort. The CTS cohort generated 1623 subsequent visits vs. 748 in the PRE cohort. CTS patients underwent more follow-up surgery in their first year of recovery as compared to the PRE cohort (98 vs 26 procedures). Each CTS patient was responsible for a $7,752 increase in net revenue with a positive contribution margin of $4,558 compared to those in the PRE group.ConclusionA dedicated CTS increases subsequent visits and necessary procedures and is a positive revenue source for the trauma center. The presumptive financial burden of a CTS is incorrect and the creation of dedicated centers will improve patients' outcomes and the institution's bottom line.Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
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