Open AccessA Survey of Charge Sensitivity and Charge Awareness Among Intensive Care Unit Providers in a Large Academic Medical Center
Author(s) -
Adam J. Kingeter,
Matthew S. Shotwell,
C. Lee Parmley,
Pratik P. Pandharipande,
Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000003679
Subject(s) - medicine , charge (physics) , intensive care unit , health care , family medicine , unit (ring theory) , medical emergency , psychiatry , psychology , physics , mathematics education , quantum mechanics , economics , economic growth
Little is known about charge sensitivity or charge awareness among intensive care unit (ICU) providers in the United States. In a survey of 295 ICU providers at a large, academic medical center, 92.5% of respondents agreed that controlling health care expenses is partly their responsibility. However, 87.4% of respondents reported that they did not know the charges for most of the tests and medications they prescribe. Among surveyed participants, the correct charge for a medical procedure or test was selected only 35% of the time. While ICU providers overwhelmingly agree that controlling expenses is their responsibility, charge awareness is low and likely limits their ability to make value-based decisions.