Integrating new technology with managed care contracting.
The authors of this case study assisted eight teaching hospitals affiliated with the medical school of New Jersey in a financial analysis of the economic impact associated with utilization of the coronary artery stent implant. Consisting of a former health system CEO, a financial consultant/hospital trustee and an experienced hospital executive, this team shared their findings with medical and administrative staff to develop best practice models. The results of a new extended patient follow-up study contrasting outcomes and cost for stent vs. PTCA procedures will be reported later this year.
DeCerce
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Health Consulting, Coltsneck, NJ, USA.
Kaden
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RJ
Zupa
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D019985:Benchmarking; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006278:Medicare; D009515:New Jersey; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015607:Stents / Q000191:economics*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States