BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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Financial impact of reducing door-to-balloon time in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a single hospital experience

Umesh N Khot1*, Michele L Johnson-Wood2, Jason B Geddes2, Curtis Ramsey3, Monica B Khot1, Heather Taillon2, Randall Todd4, Saeed R Shaikh1 and William J Berg1

Author Affiliations

1 Indiana Heart Physicians, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

2 St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers, Beech Grove, Indiana, USA

3 Curtis Ramsey and Associates, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

4 Emergency Physicians of Indianapolis, Beech Grove, Indiana, USA

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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:32 doi:10.1186/1471-2261-9-32

Published: 26 July 2009

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Data With Inclusion of Self-Pay Accounts. A secondary analysis was performed with inclusion of self-pay patients. When all patients including self-pay were analyzed, the overall pattern of charges, revenues, and costs was similar to the primary analysis.

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