Regionalization for thoracic surgery: Economic implications of regionalization in the United States

Melanie P Subramanian; Zhizhou Yang; Su-Hsin Chang; Varun Puri

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.10.132

Regionalization for thoracic surgery: Economic implications of regionalization in the United States

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 May;161(5):1705-1709. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.10.132. Epub 2020 Nov 19.

Authors

Melanie P Subramanian¹, Zhizhou Yang², Su-Hsin Chang³, Varun Puri²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Mo. Electronic address: m.p.subramanian@email.wustl.edu.
² Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Mo.
³ Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Mo.

Abstract

Central Message: Volume-based referral strategies have been heavily discussed as a possible regionalization strategy for thoracic surgical procedures. However, consideration of the consequences to stakeholders and the cost-effectiveness of such policies must first take place.

Keywords: cost-effectiveness; hospital volume; regionalization.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Hospital Planning* / economics
Hospital Planning* / organization & administration
Humans
Thoracic Surgery* / economics
Thoracic Surgery* / organization & administration
United States

Abstract

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