Variability in Out-of-Pocket Costs and Quality for Common Emergency General Surgery Conditions

Pooja U Neiman; Vibav H Mouli; Kathryn K Taylor; Zhaohui Fan; John W Scott

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.6356

Variability in Out-of-Pocket Costs and Quality for Common Emergency General Surgery Conditions

JAMA Surg. 2023 Apr 1;158(4):423-425. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.6356.

Authors

Pooja U Neiman¹, Vibav H Mouli², Kathryn K Taylor³, Zhaohui Fan⁴, John W Scott⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
³ Department of Surgery, Stanford University, California.
⁴ Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study uses payment information from a larger commercial payer in the US to assess the out-of-pocket and total costs for emergency surgery from 2016 to 2019 in the context of quality of care.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Health Care Costs*
Health Expenditures*
Humans

Plain language summary

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding