Variation in resource utilization associated with the surgical management of ovarian cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Identify the major factors that drive standardized cost in providing surgical care for women with ovarian cancer, characterize the magnitude of variation in resource utilization between centers, and to investigate the relationship between resource utilization and quality of care provided.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study of hospitals across the United States reporting to the Premier Database who cared for patients with ovarian cancer diagnosed between 2007 and 2014. The primary outcome was standardized total cost of the index hospitalization. To assess the relationship between hospital standardized costs and patient outcomes, we identified four measures of quality: 1) complications, 2) re-operation, 3) length of stay > 15 days, and 4) unplanned readmission.

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SUBMITTER: Rauh-Hain JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6420848 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature