Variation in Medicare Expenditures for Treating Perioperative Complications: The Cost of Rescue

Treating surgical complications presents a major challenge for hospitals striving to deliver high-quality care while reducing costs. Costs associated with rescuing patients from perioperative complications are poorly characterized. To evaluate differences across hospitals in the costs of care for pa...

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Published in:	JAMA surgery Vol. 151; no. 12; p. e163340
Main Authors:	Pradarelli, Jason C, Healy, Mark A, Osborne, Nicholas H, Ghaferi, Amir A, Dimick, Justin B, Nathan, Hari
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 21-12-2016
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - surgery Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - adverse effects Colectomy - adverse effects Failure to Rescue, Health Care - statistics & numerical data Female Health Expenditures - statistics & numerical data Hospital Costs - statistics & numerical data Humans Insurance, Health, Reimbursement Male Medicare - economics Medicare - statistics & numerical data Pneumonectomy - adverse effects Postoperative Complications - economics Postoperative Complications - etiology Postoperative Complications - therapy Retrospective Studies Survival Rate United States
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