Protocol for improving the costs and outcomes of assistive reproductive technology fertility care pathways: a study using cost measurement and process mining.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Value-based healthcare suggests that care outcomes should be evaluated in relation to the costs of delivering that care from the perspective of the provider. However, few providers achieve this because measuring cost is considered complex and elaborate and, further, studies routinely omit cost estimates from 'value' assessments due to lacking data. Consequently, providers are currently unable to steer towards increased value despite financial and performance pressures. This protocol describes the design, methodology and data collection process of a value measurement and process improvement study in fertility care featuring complex care paths with both long and non-linear patient journeys.

Methods and analysis

We employ a sequential study design to calculate tota

SUBMITTER: Leusder M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10254617 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature