Retrospective analysis of trends in surgery volumes between 2016 and 2019 and impact of the insurance deductible: Cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding trends in surgical volumes can help Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) prevent clinician burnout and provide adequate staffing while maintaining the quality of patient care throughout the year. Health insurance deductibles reset in January each year and may contribute to an annual rhythm where the levee of year-end deductibles is breached in the last few months of every year, resulting in a flood of cases and several accompanying challenges. This study aims to identify and analyze monthly and yearly surgical volume patterns in ASCs and explore a relationship with the deductible reset.

Methods

De-identified, aggregate visit data for 2016-2019 were obtained retrospectively from 14 ambulatory surgery centers within the same benchmarking consortium in the

SUBMITTER: Shukla D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7937670 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature