Does offering pricing information to resident physicians in the emergency department potentially reduce laboratory and radiology costs?
| Title: | Does offering pricing information to resident physicians in the emergency department potentially reduce laboratory and radiology costs? |
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| Authors: | Nougon G; aEmergency Department bScientific Support Unit, University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Catholic University of Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium.; Muschart X; Gérard V; Boulouffe C; Jamart J; Van Pee D; De Cannière L |
| Source: | European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine [Eur J Emerg Med] 2015 Aug; Vol. 22 (4), pp. 247-52. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9442482 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1473-5695 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09699546 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Emerg Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: London : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Original Publication: London, UK : Chapman & Hall, 1994- |
| MeSH Terms: | Internship and Residency*; Clinical Laboratory Techniques/*economics ; Cost Savings/*methods ; Emergency Service, Hospital/*economics ; Hospital Costs/*organization & administration ; Radiology Department, Hospital/*economics; Cost Savings/statistics & numerical data ; Emergency Service, Hospital/organization & administration ; Emergency Service, Hospital/statistics & numerical data ; Hospital Costs/statistics & numerical data ; Adult ; Belgium ; Humans ; Information Dissemination ; Prospective Studies |
| Abstract: | Objectives: The aim of this study was to establish whether price list information could reduce laboratory and radiological examination costs in emergency departments (EDs).; Materials and Methods: A prospective survey of adult (>16 years old) admissions was conducted at the ED of a university hospital in Belgium. Nine resident emergency physicians were followed for a span of 6 months, which was divided into 2-month periods: control (October and November 2011), intervention (December 2011 to January 2012), and washout (February and March 2012). Laboratory and radiological costs for each of the daily admissions were calculated during the respective periods and compared.; Results: A total of 3758 patients were registered: 1093 in period 1 (control), 1329 in period 2 (intervention), and 1336 in period 3 (washout). We observed significant reductions in examination costs: 10.73% (P=0.015) for laboratory and 33.66% (P |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20140523 Date Completed: 20160418 Latest Revision: 20150624 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000171 |
| PMID: | 24849608 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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