Process, cost, and clinical quality: the initial oral contraceptive visit.
Conclusions: Through analyzing process, cost, and quality, lower-cost processes that did not reduce clinical quality were identified. This methodology is applicable to other clinical services for identifying low-cost processes that do not result in lower clinical quality. By using nonclinical staff educators to provide education outside of the physical examination, sites could save an average of 32% of the total cost of the visit.
PMID: 23379775 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - Category: Health Management Authors: McMullen MJ, Woolford SW, Moore CL, Berger BM Tags: Am J Manag Care Source Type: research
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