Finances
Even One Major Complication Can Double Cost of TJA
Patients with major postoperative complications cause significantly higher in-hospital costs than those who do not ...
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Can EMR ‘Nudges’ Reduce Costs of Unnecessary Tests?
Customized, digital “nudges” may help healthcare providers decide which perioperative tests are ...
APRIL 17, 2023
Receipts Help Surgical Staff Cut Costs
Providing surgical staff with case cost receipts, which detail expenditures for procedures, can lead to sustainable ...
MAY 23, 2022
Using Predictive Analytics to Optimize Surgical Care, Reduce OR Costs
A potential strategy to reduce the astronomical costs of the OR, where one minute can fetch up to $133, is to ...
APRIL 18, 2022
One-Fifth of Anesthesia Malpractice Claims Are for Failure to Rescue
A study found that nearly 20% of claims for severe adverse events were associated with failure to rescue after ...
OCTOBER 14, 2021
No Surprises Act Passes, Targeting Unexpected Bills
Surprise bills typically occur when a patient with commercial insurance unknowingly receives care at an ...
JULY 13, 2021
Lifelong Financial Planning: A Road Map
Planning for retirement is a priority for most physicians, but with hefty student loan debt, home mortgages and car ...
MARCH 3, 2021
Patient Perspectives on Surgical Cost-of-Care Conversations
Surgical patients prefer a face-to-face discussion about the cost of care before their surgery, but some do not ...
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
Surprise Medical Bills: An Overview
More than $28,000 to remove an appendix, almost $94,000 for spinal surgery, over $500,000 for lifesaving dialysis ...
JANUARY 4, 2021
Consulting Physicians Can Have Clinical, Financial Drawbacks
As the population of surgical patients with complex comorbidities continues to grow, so does the practice of ...
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Many U.S. Hospitals Already In the Red—Then COVID-19 Hit
COVID-19 has created a financial crisis for many U.S. hospitals, with no easy way out. During the pandemic, ...
JUNE 25, 2020
Billing for COVID-19 Care
In unprecedented crisis of COVID-19, the first instinct is to triage our activities, often weeding out the ones ...
MAY 22, 2020
