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Scullen TA, Lian MX, Jaikumar V, Gay JL, Lai PMR, McPheeters MJ, Housley SB, Raygor KP, Bouslama M, Khan HS, Siddiqui AH, Davies JM, Moreland DB, Levy EI. First Reported Series of Cerebral Angiography Performed at an Outpatient Center: Safety and Satisfaction Results. Neurosurgery 2024:00006123-990000000-01297. [PMID: 39041790 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are increasingly common venues for same-day neurosurgical procedures, allowing for cost-effective, high-quality patient care. We present the first and largest series of patients undergoing diagnostic cerebral angiography at an ASC to demonstrate the effectiveness, safety, and efficiency of outpatient endovascular care. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed data for consecutive patients who underwent diagnostic cerebral angiography at our ASC between January 1, 2024, and May 29, 2024. Data collected included vascular access approach, procedural duration, turnover time, and periprocedural complications. Using a standardized 2-week postprocedural survey, patients were asked to provide comments and rate their subjective satisfaction from a 1 to 5 scale, with "5" being completely satisfied. All cases were performed with a physician team comprising 1 attending neuroendovascular neurosurgery and 1 neuroendovascular fellow present. Fentanyl and midazolam were administered for conscious sedation in all cases. RESULTS Among the 67 patients included in this series, the mean procedural duration was 29.4 ± 8.6 minutes. The mean turnover time was 13.7 ± 3.6 minutes. Between transradial (46 of 67 [68.7%]) and transfemoral (21 of 67 [31.3%]) access site approaches, there were no statistically significant differences in mean procedural duration (29.4 ± 8.0 vs 29.2 ± 9.9 minutes, respectively; P = .72) or turnover time (14.0 ± 3.9 vs 12.9 ± 2.8 minutes, respectively; P = .4). No complications occurred periprocedurally or within the 2-week follow-up period. A total of 48 (71.6%) of 67 patients responded to the postprocedural survey, all of whom unanimously reported a score of "5." CONCLUSION We found that diagnostic cerebral angiography performed at our ASC was safe and effective for patient care. In addition, all survey respondents (71.6% of those provided the survey) reported highest levels of satisfaction. The integration of neuroendovascular procedures into ASCs potentially offers a cost-effective and highly efficient option in an evolving economic landscape.
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- Tyler A Scullen
- Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Jacobs Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Jacobs Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Radiology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Jacobs Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Bioinformatics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Jacobs Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Department of Radiology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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Brancalion FNM, de Souza LG, Berger S, Lima AFC. Lean methodology: contributions to improving work processes in health and nursing. Rev Bras Enferm 2024; 77:e20230322. [PMID: 38747811 PMCID: PMC11095908 DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE to investigate the contributions of applying the Lean methodology to improve work processes in health and nursing and its impact on associated financial aspects. METHOD an integrative review, carried out in six databases, whose sample of ten (100.0%) studies was analyzed and summarized descriptively. RESULTS the outcomes obtained were stratified into: benefits/barriers to Lean Healthcare implementation; economic aspects involving Lean Healthcare implementation; and process improvements through Lean Healthcare implementation. The majority of studies (60.0%) were carried out in university hospitals, contexts that need to continually improve the quality of services provided, generally with scarce and limited resources, which support the viability of maintaining the teaching, research and extension tripod. CONCLUSION three (30.0%) studies highlighted the financial aspects associated with Lean methodology application. The others only mentioned the possibility of financial gains through improving processes and reducing waste.
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Politécnica. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Bulman JC, Kim NH, Kaplan RS, Schroeppel DeBacker SE, Brook OR, Sarwar A. True Costs of Uterine Artery Embolization: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing in Interventional Radiology Over a 3-Year Period. J Am Coll Radiol 2024:S1546-1440(24)00004-8. [PMID: 38220041 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2024.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study is to uncover potential areas for cost savings in uterine artery embolization (UAE) using time-driven activity-based costing, the most accurate costing methodology for direct health care system costs. METHODS One hundred twenty-three patients who underwent outpatient UAE for fibroids or adenomyosis between January 2020 and December 2022 were retrospectively reviewed. Utilization times were captured from electronic health record time stamps and staff interviews using validated techniques. Capacity cost rates were estimated using institutional data and manufacturer proxy prices. Costs were calculated using time-driven activity-based costing for personnel, equipment, and consumables. Differences in time utilization and costs between procedures by an interventional radiology attending physician only versus an interventional radiology attending physician and trainee were additionally performed. RESULTS The mean total cost of UAE was $4,267 ± $1,770, the greatest contributor being consumables (51%; $2,162 ± $811), followed by personnel (33%; $1,388 ± $340) and equipment (7%; $309 ± $96). Embolic agents accounted for the greatest proportion of consumable costs, accounting for 51% ($1,273 ± $789), followed by vascular devices (15%; $630 ± $143). The cost of embolic agents was highly variable, driven mainly by the number of vials (range 1-19) of tris-acryl gelatin particles used. Interventional radiology attending physician only cases had significantly lower personnel costs ($1,091 versus $1,425, P = .007) and equipment costs ($268 versus $317, P = .007) compared with interventional radiology attending physician and trainee cases, although there was no significant difference in mean overall costs ($3,640 versus $4,386; P = .061). CONCLUSIONS Consumables accounted for the majority of total cost of UAE, driven by the cost of embolic agents and vascular devices.
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- Julie C Bulman
- Division Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus, Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Section Chief of Abdominal Radiology, Vice Chair of Research, Division Abdominal Radiology, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Chair of Economics, Society of Interventional Radiology, Division Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Iachecen F, Dallagassa MR, Portela Santos EA, Carvalho DR, Ioshii SO. Is it possible to automate the discovery of process maps for the time-driven activity-based costing method? A systematic review. BMC Health Serv Res 2023; 23:1408. [PMID: 38093275 PMCID: PMC10720189 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10411-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The main objective of this manuscript was to identify the methods used to create process maps for care pathways that utilized the time-driven activity-based costing method. METHODS This is a systematic mapping review. Searches were performed in the Embase, PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science electronic literature databases from 2004 to September 25, 2022. The included studies reported practical cases from healthcare institutions in all medical fields as long as the time-driven activity-based costing method was employed. We used the time-driven activity-based costing method and analyzed the created process maps and a qualitative approach to identify the main fields. RESULTS A total of 412 studies were retrieved, and 70 articles were included. Most of the articles are related to the fields of orthopedics and childbirth-related to hospital surgical procedures. We also identified various studies in the field of oncology and telemedicine services. The main methods for creating the process maps were direct observational practices, complemented by the involvement of multidisciplinary teams through surveys and interviews. Only 33% of the studies used hospital documents or healthcare data records to integrate with the process maps, and in 67% of the studies, the created maps were not validated by specialists. CONCLUSIONS The application of process mining techniques effectively automates models generated through clinical pathways. They are applied to the time-driven activity-based costing method, making the process more agile and contributing to the visualization of high degrees of variations encountered in processes, thereby making it possible to enhance and achieve continual improvements in processes.
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- Franciele Iachecen
- Graduate Program in Health Technology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná., 1155, Imaculada Conceição st., Curitiba, Paraná, 80215-90, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Health Technology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná., 1155, Imaculada Conceição st., Curitiba, Paraná, 80215-90, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Health Technology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná., 1155, Imaculada Conceição st., Curitiba, Paraná, 80215-90, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Health Technology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná., 1155, Imaculada Conceição st., Curitiba, Paraná, 80215-90, Brazil
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Pediatric Outpatient Noncontrast Brain MRI: A Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Analysis at Three U.S. Hospitals. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2023; 220:747-756. [PMID: 36541593 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.22.28490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND. MRI utilization and the use of sedation or anesthesia for MRI have increased in children. Emerging alternative payment models (APMs) require a detailed understanding of the health system costs of performing these examinations. OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to use time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) to assess health system costs for outpatient noncontrast brain MRI examinations across three children's hospitals. METHODS. Direct costs for outpatient noncontrast brain MRI examinations at three academic free-standing pediatric hospitals were calculated using TDABC. Examinations were categorized as sedated MRI (i.e., sedation or anesthesia), nonsedated MRI, or limited MRI. Process maps were created to describe patient workflows based on input from key personnel and direct observation. Time durations for each process activity were determined; time stamps from retrospective EMR review were used when possible. Capacity cost rates were calculated for resource types within three cost categories (labor, equipment, and space); cost was calculated in a fourth category (supplies). Resources were allocated to each activity, and the cost of each process step was determined by multiplying step-specific capacity costs by the time required for each step. The costs of all steps were summed to yield a base-case total examination cost. Sensitivity analysis for sedated MRI was performed using minimum and maximum time duration inputs for each activity to yield minimum and maximum costs by hospital. RESULTS. The mean base-case cost for a sedated brain MRI examination was $842 (range, $775-924 across hospitals), for a nonsedated brain MRI examination was $262 (range, $240-285), and for a limited brain MRI examination was $135 (range, $127-141). For all examination types, the largest cost category as well as the largest source of difference in cost between hospitals was labor. Sensitivity analysis found that the greatest influence on overall cost at each hospital was the duration of the MRI acquisition. CONCLUSION. The health system cost of performing a sedated MRI examination was substantially greater than that of performing a nonsedated MRI examination. However, the cost of each individual examination type did not vary substantially among hospitals. CLINICAL IMPACT. Health systems operating within APMs can use this comparative cost information for purposes of cost reduction efforts and establishment of bundled prices.
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Puhr-Westerheide D, Masthoff M, Shah J, Krechel A, Shemwetta M, Naif AA, Ukweh ON, Abdul Z, Sarkar A, Baraka BM, Malecela F, Lekasio PJ, Rajab L, Mungia A, Sianga W, Manji KP, Mbuguje EM, Khoncarly S, Minja FJ, Laage Gaupp FM, Wildgruber M. Establishment of an interdisciplinary vascular anomalies program in Tanzania, East Africa. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 9:1056539. [PMID: 36703894 PMCID: PMC9871613 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1056539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Purpose The aim of this project is the sustainable implementation of a vascular anomalies (VA) program in Tanzania. Materials and methods In 2021 the first interdisciplinary VA program was initiated at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania in a stepwise approach. During the planning phase the clinical need for minimally-invasive therapies of VAs and the preexisting structures were assessed by the local Interventional Radiology (IR) team at MNH. During the initiation phase, an IR team from two German VA centers joined the interdisciplinary team at MNH for clinical workup, image-guided procedures and follow-up. VA patients were recruited from existing patient records or seen at clinics as de novo presentations following nationwide advertisement. In the post-processing phase joined online conferences for follow-up and support in management of new patients were established. Further follow-up was supported by attending providers from other established VA centers, traveling to bolster the primary operators of MNH. Results The first interdisciplinary VA program was successfully launched in Tanzania. Minimally-invasive treatments were successfully trained, by performing ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy with polidocanol and bleomycin in twelve patients with slow-flow malformations, one endovascular embolization of a high-flow malformation, and medical treatment of an aggressive infantile hemangioma. Regular online follow-up presentations have been initiated. Follow-up evaluation and required treatment was sustained when appropriate. Conclusion The presented "hands-on" training set the ground for the first interdisciplinary VA program in Tanzania. This framework is expected to establish comprehensive and sustainable care of patients with VAs in East Africa and can serve as a blueprint for other sites.
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- Daniel Puhr-Westerheide
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany,*Correspondence: Daniel Puhr-Westerheide,
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- Clinic for Radiology, University Hospital Muenster, Münster, Germany
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- Division of Interventional Radiology and Image-Guided Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States,Division of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Radiology, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Radiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Radiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Radiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Radiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Radiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Radiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Radiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Dental Services, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Dental Services, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Neonatology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Radiology, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Section of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Muacevic A, Adler JR, Ghasemi M, Lincoln C, Whigham C. Time-Driven, Activity-Based Costing to Reduce Interventional Radiology Suite Idle Time. Cureus 2022; 14:e31862. [PMID: 36579190 PMCID: PMC9789787 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.31862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background With the ever-increasing complexity of today's healthcare environment, it is evident that there is a higher demand to deliver high-quality, accessible, efficient, and affordable healthcare. At the same time, these changes are accompanied by decreasing rates of reimbursement. This can be attributed to the shift from fee-for-service to value-based payment methods in the industry. The reception of such changes in the appropriate manner is crucial to improvement and the much-demanded reform in our healthcare system. To adapt to this changing landscape, hospitals and healthcare systems must incorporate proper measures to identify extraneous spending, control costs, and streamline patient care. Our goal in this study was to use the time-driven, activity-based costing (TDABC) model to quantify the costs at every step as an inpatient goes through the care process in an interventional radiology department. Methodology After identification and mapping of all the steps involved from interventional radiology (IR) consult placement to patient transport to the postoperative recovery area, time data were collected for each step of the process. One of the steps was then selected for intervention. Our focus was on the time interval between one patient leaving after a completed procedure and the next scheduled patient entering the IR suite (heretofore referred to as idle time). To decrease the idle room time between patients, the interventional radiologists, IR administrations, nurse manager, transportation manager, and charge nurse first met as a group to set a realistic initial goal. Pre-intervention data were collected. Results After the collection of pre-intervention data, the average idle time of the IR suite was found to be 40 minutes. After a multidisciplinary discussion, our goal was to reduce this time to 25 minutes. Post-intervention data found the average time decreased to 24 minutes. Calculation of average costs per unit time for staff, IR room, and equipment yielded an approximate cost of $57 per minute of time in the IR suite. Conclusions Considering the near 40% decrease in suite idle time as well as the cost per minute of material, equipment, and staff (at ~80% capacity), this study proves that the TDABC system is a viable method of targeting bottlenecks in operations and streamlining patient care by reducing costs while optimizing the process patients go through during care continuum.
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Liu R. The Value of Interventional Radiology: An Imperative to Understand Costs. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2021; 32:614-615. [PMID: 33583682 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2020.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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- Raymond Liu
- Division of Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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