Decreasing spine implant costs and inter-physician cost variation: the impact of programme of cost containment on implant expenditure in spinal surgery

The demand for spinal surgery and its costs have both risen over the past decade. In 2008 the aggregate hospital bill for surgical care of all spinal procedures was reported to be $33.9 billion. One key driver of rising costs is spinal implants. In 2011 our institution implemented a cost containment...

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Published in:	The bone & joint journal Vol. 97-B; no. 8; p. 1102
Main Authors:	Oren, J, Hutzler, L H, Hunter, T, Errico, T, Zuckerman, J, Bosco, J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-08-2015
Subjects:	Cost Control Hospitals, Special - economics Humans Practice Patterns, Physicians' - economics Prostheses and Implants - economics Spinal Diseases - economics Spinal Diseases - surgery United States United States Cost variation Physician variability Implants
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