Studies from University of California Add New Findings in the Area of Anesthesiology (Health Care Costs and the Perioperative Surgical Home: A Survey…

Studies from University of California Add New Findings in the Area of Anesthesiology (Health Care Costs and the Perioperative Surgical Home: A Survey Study)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Pain & Central Nervous System Week -- New research on Health and Medicine is the subject of a report. According to news originating from Orange, California, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "The perceptions of anesthesiologists of US health care finance reform are germane to informing the future of our specialty. For this reason, we sought to assess anesthesiologists' views of their own importance in cost-reduction strategies."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of California, "In addition, respondents were asked a series of questions related to the Perioperative Surgical Home. A cross-sectional survey was sent through email to 6000 randomly chosen active members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Respondents were asked to indicate what level of responsibility they perceive stakeholders to have in reducing the cost of health care and perioperative care delivery. Respondents were then asked to describe their relative enthusiasm for cost-reduction strategies. To validate the primary outcome, we took advantage of the American Society of Anesthesiologists' recent focus on the Perioperative Surgical Home to ask a series of related questions as comparators. Thirty-eight percent (95% confidence interval, 35-42) of respondents indicated that physicians bear major responsibility for cost reduction, 58% (55-61) indicated that physicians bear some responsibility, and 4%, only a small fraction (0.7-7.5) indicated that physicians bear no responsibility. Respondents also indicated that other entities listed bear major responsibility for cost reduction including hospitals (57% [54-61]) and insurance companies (54% [51-57]). Comparator data from questions not designed to directly measure the primary outcome are reported, including questions about the Perioperative Surgical Home. US anesthesiologists surveyed perceive other stakeholders, such as hospitals and insurance companies, as having a major responsibility in cost reduction."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Furthermore, they are not enthusiastic about substantial financial reform such as cuts to Medicare payments."

For more information on this research see: Health Care Costs and the Perioperative Surgical Home: A Survey Study. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2015;121(5):1344-1349. Anesthesia and Analgesia can be contacted at: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Two Commerce Sq, 2001 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins - www.lww.com; Anesthesia and Analgesia - www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from D.R. Raphael, University of California, Dept. of Anesthesiol & Perioperat Care, Orange, CA 92868, United States. Additional authors for this research include M. Cannesson, J. Rinehart and Z.N. Kain (see also Health and Medicine).

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