Quality Versus Costs Related to Gastrointestinal Surgery: Disentangling the Value Proposition.
Rohan ShahAdrian DiazMarzia TripepiFabio BaganteDiamantis I TsilimigrasNikolaos MachairasFragiska SigalaDimitrios MorisSavio George BarretoTimothy M PawlikPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2020)
The relationship between quality and cost following gastrointestinal surgical procedure is complex. Data from the current study should serve to highlight the various means available to improve the value proposition related to surgery, as well as encourage surgeons to become more engaged in the national conversation around the Triple Aim of better health care quality, lower costs, and improved health care outcomes.