Value-based preoperative assessment in a large academic hospital.

Maurizio CecconiGiulia GorettiAndrea PradellaPatrizia MeroniMartina PisarraGuido TorzilliMarco MontorsiSpinelli AntoninoAlessandro ZerbiCarlo CastoroPaolo CasaleEfrem CiviliniVittorio QuagliuoloMarco KlingerGiuseppe SprianoDomenico VitobelloLeonardo MaradeiBernhard ReimersFederico PiccioniMaria Rosaria MartucciNiccolò StomeoElena VanniMarco BabbiniRoberta MonzaniMaria Rosaria CapogrecoMichele LagioiaMassimiliano Greco

Published in: Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care (2024)

We demonstrated the feasibility, safety, and cost-effectiveness of a tailored approach for preoperative evaluation. The implementation of VBHC enhanced value, as evidenced by decreased patient time in preoperative evaluation and by a reduction in unnecessary preoperative tests.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
healthcare
primary care
case report
emergency department
quality improvement