Impact of Global Budget Revenue Policy on Emergency Department Efficiency in the State of Maryland

Introduction: On January 1, 2014, the State of Maryland implemented the Global Budget Revenue (GBR) program. We investigate the impact of GBR on length of stay (LOS) for inpatients in emergency departments (ED) in Maryland. Methods: We used the Hospital Compare data reports from the Centers for Medi...

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Main Authors: Ai Ren, Bruce Golden, Frank Alt, Edward Wasil, Margret Bjarnadottir, Jon Mark Hirshon, Laura Pimentel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2019-10-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3qt9j7bx