Savings from reducing low-value general surgical interventions.
CONCLUSION: Low-value services place a burden on health budgets. Stopping only five high-volume, high-cost general surgical procedures could save the National Health Service €153 million per annum.
PMID: 29114846 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Malik HT, Marti J, Darzi A, Mossialos E Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research
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