Breast center's redesign improves outcomes, cuts costs, attracts MCOs.
Slashing breast cancer screening costs and improving outcomes: Implementing an innovative multidisciplinary approach to diagnosing breast cancer and narrowing its team to dedicated "breast specialists" has helped this community hospital's breast center win more MCO contracts--despite its location in the shadow of a world-renowned center. Here's how the new program works.
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D003363:Cost Control; D004465:Economic Competition; D005260:Female; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013781:Texas; D016896:Treatment Outcome