[Problems concerning the prices of surgical operations in Japan. Union of Social Medical Insurance Committee Members of Surgical Societies in Japan].
The Union of Social Medical Insurance Committee Members of Surgical Societies in Japan was established in 1967. The union has tried to develop scientific methods to assess the price of surgical operations in Japan and proposed a tentative plan for the assessment of the price of operations. The price of an operation includes personnel expenses and other costs such as the prime costs to repay loans for land and buildings, and taxes. Personnel expenses are calculated by the grade of technical difficulties, the number of doctors and nurses and the duration of the operation. A more precise method to judge the difficulties of the operation seems to be necessary. To examine the recent increase in expenses for surgical materials, the cooperation of main hospitals authorized by surgical societies will be necessary. The prices of surgical operations presented by the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan correlated well with the prices proposed by the Union.
Yamaguchi
T
T
Division of Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital.
Mishima
Y
Y
Idezuki
Y
Y
Hiki
Y
Y
Nakamura
J
J
Deguchi
N
N
D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*