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Comparison of Complication Rates of Implantable Venous Access Devices: Percutaneous Versus Cephalic Vein Cut-down Techniques
An all-inclusive and transparent view of a vascular program's direct impact on its health system
ObjectiveThis study explores the fiduciary advantage of a Vascular Surgery program to an academic, tertiary care hospital.MethodsThis is a retrospective review of hospital (HealthQuest) and physician (IDX) billing databases from April 2009 to September 2010. We identified all patients interacting with Vascular Surgery (VS) to provide an overview of global finances. Patients introduced solely by VS were identified to minimize confounding of the downstream effect. Outcome measures obtained were revenue, average and total gross margin, relative value unit production, and service utilization.ResultsA total of 552 cases were identified demonstrating 5 million. Examined per surgeon, VS was the most profitable, producing 34,000. Notably, 5 million in total revenue. This patient subset made use of up to 29 physician specialty services. General Medicine and Radiology were the most frequently utilized.ConclusionThe overall profitability of a comprehensive vascular program is tremendously positive. This study verifies that new vascular-specific referrals are a significant catalyst for revenue