A retrospective review of outcomes in one clinic's treatment of urinary incontinence.
Two options usually presented to patients for managing and treating chronic incontinence are surgery or medications. Lack of third-party payment for other noninvasive treatment options led to the development of a center to treat people with chronic incontinence/frequency who might not desire or need costly work-up by a urologist or gynecologist. It was hoped that by demonstrating the cost effectiveness of ancillary providers, procedures, and equipment, third-party payers would be more generous in their coverage.
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University of Minnesota Physicians, Minneapolis, USA.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014563:Urodynamics