A Nationwide Analysis of Cost Variation for Autologous Free Flap Breast Reconstruction
Author(s) -
Jessica I. Billig,
Yiwen Lu,
Adeyiza O. Momoh,
Kevin C. Chung
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2339
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , breast reconstruction , breast cancer , free flap , univariate analysis , logistic regression , multivariate analysis , healthcare cost and utilization project , emergency medicine , surgery , health care , cancer , economics , economic growth
Cost variation among hospitals has been demonstrated for surgical procedures. Uncovering these differences has helped guide measures taken to reduce health care spending. To date, the fiscal consequence of hospital variation for autologous free flap breast reconstruction is unknown.
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