Collaborative quality improvement projects work, expert maintains
August 12, 2013|Hematology and Oncology
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EXPERT ANALYSIS AT THE ACS NSQIP NATIONAL CONFERENCE
MBSC data also showed that costs were about $13,000 less per case to perform gastric bypass procedures without the use of IVC filters. "As a result of this one quality improvement project, an estimated $1.3 million was saved over the course of 1 year while all Michigan payers saved an estimated $2.6 million over the course of 1 year," Dr. English said. "That savings is more than enough to cover the cost of operating MBSC each year."
Dr. English disclosed that he serves as a consultant for ReShape Medical.
