Trends in the quality and cost of inpatient surgical procedures in the United States, 2002-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study documents trends in risk-adjusted quality and cost for a variety of inpatient surgical procedures among Medicare beneficiaries from 2002 through 2015, which can provide valuable insight on future strategies to improve public health and health care.

Methods

We focused on 11 classes of inpatient surgery, defined by the Agency for Health Research and Quality's (AHRQ's) Clinical Classification System. The surgical classes studied included a wide range of surgeries, including tracheostomy, heart valve procedures, colorectal resection, and wound debridement, among others. For each surgical class, we assessed trends in treatment costs and quality outcomes, as defined by 30-day survival without unplanned readmissions, among Medicare beneficiaries receiving thes

SUBMITTER: Ning N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8565758 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature