Spine surgery cost reduction at a specialized treatment center
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Spine surgery cost reduction at a specialized treatment center
OBJECTIVE To compare the estimated cost of treatment of spinal disorders to those of this treatment in a specialized center. METHODS An evaluation of average treatment costs of 399 patients referred by a Health Insurance Company for evaluation and treatment at the Spine Treatment Reference Center of Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. All patients presented with an indication for surgical tre...
متن کاملLetter to the editor: Spine surgery cost reduction at a specialized treatment center. einstein (São Paulo). 2013; 11(1):102-7
I read with interest the article “Spine surgery cost reduction at a specialized treatment center”(1), which compared the estimated costs of different forms of treatment for spine diseases. The authors showed that costs for patients treated without surgery were lower than those for patients who underwent the procedure, and they concluded that treatment at a specialized center represents a reduct...
متن کاملCost-Effectiveness of Image-Guided Spine Surgery
OBJECTIVE To determine if image-guided spine surgery is cost effective. METHODS A prospective case series of the first 100 patients undergoing thoracolumbar pedicle screw instrumentation under image-guidance was compared to a retrospective control group of the last 100 patients who underwent screw placement prior to the use of image-guidance. The image-guidance system was NaviVision (Vector V...
متن کاملA Survey on Transfusion Status in Orthopedic Surgery at a Trauma Center
Background: Increased costs and mortality associated with inappropriate blood transfusions have led to investigations about blood request and blood transfusion techniques. We investigated the transfusion status in patients who underwent orthopedic surgery in Poursina Hospital (Rasht, Iran) to optimizing blood usage and determine if a scheduled transfusion program for every orthopedic surgery ...
متن کاملComplaints Related to Laparoscopic Surgery: a Survey of the Files Registered at Tehran Legal Medicine Center
Background and Objectives: Medical error/malpractice is becoming a global healthcare problem bringing ever increasing number of physicians before the courts, and posing significant costs to the health system. Statistical analysis of the nature of complaints can help identifying the most vulnerable medical practices and thereby guide development of preventive strategies. This study surveyed comp...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Einstein (São Paulo)
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1679-4508
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-45082013000200024