Emergency Transfers Are Associated With Increased Financial Charges
ETs are associated with significantly higher post-transfer charges for hospitalized children. This financial impact highlights the economic imperative, alongside clinical benefits, for investing in systems aimed at preventing delayed escalation and reducing ETs.
Authors
- Sanjiv Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9983-6742)
- Meghan M. Galligan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0181-970X)
- Jonathan A. Race (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9423-5131)
- Christopher P. Bonafide (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2823-5883)
- Meaghan K. Lutts
- Robert Michael Sutton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2771-8931)
- George K. Haines
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2025-008556
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00