| Title: |
Does offering pricing information to resident physicians in the emergency department potentially reduce laboratory and radiology costs? |
| Authors: |
Nougon, Gervais; Muschart, Xavier; Gérard, Véronique; Boulouffe, Caroline; Jamart, Jacques; Vanpee, Dominique; De Canniere, Louis |
| Contributors: |
UCL - SSS/IREC/MONT - Pôle Mont Godinne; UCL - SSS/IRSS - Institut de recherche santé et société; UCL - SSS/IREC/CHEX - Pôle de chirgurgie expérimentale et transplantation; UCL - (MGD) Services des urgences; UCL - (MGD) Unité de support scientifique |
| Source: |
European Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 22, no. 4, p. 247-252 (2015) |
| Publisher Information: |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Ltd. |
| Publication Year: |
2015 |
| Collection: |
DIAL@USL-B (Université Saint-Louis, Bruxelles) |
| Subject Terms: |
Belgium; Emergency physicians; Examination costs |
| Description: |
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 |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
boreal:145579; http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/145579; info:pmid/24849608 |
| DOI: |
10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000171 |
| Availability: |
http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/145579; https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000171 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.3BA0A2CA |
| Database: |
BASE |