Open AccessReducing Operating Room Costs Through Real-Time Cost Information Feedback: A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Christian Tabib,
Clinton D. Bahler,
Thomas Hardacker,
Kevin M. Ball,
Chandru P. Sundaram
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of endourology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.121
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1557-900X
pISSN - 0892-7790
DOI - 10.1089/end.2014.0858
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , total cost , protocol (science) , cost analysis , surgery , operations management , kidney , operations research , alternative medicine , pathology , economics , microeconomics , engineering
To create a protocol for providing real-time operating room (OR) cost feedback to surgeons. We hypothesize that this protocol will reduce costs in a responsible way without sacrificing quality of care.
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