title: Factors influencing patients' willingness to pay for new technologies in hip and knee implants.
abstract: Rising implant prices and evolving technologies are important factors contributing to the increased cost of arthroplasty. Assessing how patients value arthroplasty, new technologies, and their perceived outcomes is critical in planning cost-effective care, as well as evaluating new-technologies. One hundred one patients undergoing arthroplasty took part in the survey. We captured demographics, spending practices, knowledge of implants, patient willingness to pay for implants, and preferences related to implant attributes. When patients were asked if they would be satisfied with "standard of care" prosthesis, 80% replied "no". When asked if they would pay for a higher than "standard of care" prosthesis, 86% replied "yes". The study demonstrated that patients, regardless of their socio-economic status, are not satisfied with standard of care implants when newer technologies are available, and they may be willing to share in the cost of their prosthesis. Patients also prefer the option to choose what they perceive to be a higher quality or innovative implant even if the "out of pocket" cost is higher.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schwarzkopf
authors.forename: Fabio M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Sagebin
authors.forename: Raj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karia
authors.forename: Karl M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Koenig
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bosco
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Slover
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000191:economics*; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000191:economics*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D062069:Inventions; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000191:economics*; D008297:Male; D013675:Technology, High-Cost