Studies from Loyola University Reveal New Findings on Anesthesia (Revenue from single-balloon enteroscopy is driven by anesthesia: experience from a…

Studies from Loyola University Reveal New Findings on Anesthesia (Revenue from single-balloon enteroscopy is driven by anesthesia: experience from a tertiary care facility)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- Data detailed on Anesthesia have been presented. According to news reporting originating in Maywood, Illinois, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "Resource-intensive endoscopic procedures have shown to generate more costs than revenue under the current reimbursement system in the USA. Single-balloon enteroscopy (SBE), a resource-intensive procedure, has never been evaluated for its financial impact at tertiary care hospitals, and thus, our aim was to determine the sources of revenue that SBE procedures generate."

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Loyola University, "Retrospective review of all procedures performed using the SBE system during the first year of implementation at a single tertiary referral center. Financial data from two subspecialties in the form of revenues for physician and facility fees were collected and analyzed. Revenues were analyzed in total and as a function of payer (insurance) and physician type. Fifty-two procedures using the SBE system were identified during the first year of implementation at a single tertiary care center. Total revenue generated for all SBE procedures was $123,714 including $64,475 dollars from physician fees and $59,239 dollars from the facility fees. Revenue generated by anesthesia physician fees was higher from Medicare cases compared to private insurance cases (p < 0.01); however, revenues from facility fees were higher for private insurance cases compared to Medicare (p < 0.01). Revenues from anesthesiology physician fees were significantly more than revenues from GI physician fees (p < 0.01). Of the three referred cases, one generated additional downstream revenues from other non-SBE-related services totaling $4727. A large proportion of revenues generated from SBE cases come in the form of ancillary services provided by anesthesia."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Projected revenue generation (and it sources) should be considered when establishing a device-assisted enteroscopy program."

For more information on this research see: Revenue from single-balloon enteroscopy is driven by anesthesia: experience from a tertiary care facility. Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques, 2016;30(4):1635-1639. Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques can be contacted at: Springer, 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013, USA (see also Anesthesia).

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting N. Banerjee, Loyola University, Medical Center, Dept. of Anesthesiol, 2160 South First AveBldg 54Room 167, Maywood, IL 60153, United States. Additional authors for this research include M. Presta, M. Charous and N. Gupta.

Keywords for this news article include: Maywood, Illinois, Medicare, Anesthesia, United States, Health Policy, Pain Medicine, Investment and Finance, North and Central America

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