Improve scheduling of fistula patients to slash unnecessary costs, improve care for ESRD.
A $20 cab ride makes the difference. When ESRD patients needed emergency surgery, Senatra Norfolk General Hospital found scheduling to be a huge problem. A little investigation and a $20 cab ride are two of the several tactics administrators used to cut costs dramatically among this population.
D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods; D006436:Hemodialysis Units, Hospital; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000191:economics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014768:Virginia