Commentary: A time for change: Purpose, quality, and change during times of fiscal austerity

[摘要] Health care systems have a mandate for fiscal austerity while maintaining the delivery of high-quality care. Controlling cost in the operating room is a requisite component of a cost-savings strategy for health systems. Studies have shown that cost awareness can reduce operating room expenditures.1,2 In this month's Journal, Liu and colleagues3 implemented educational programs to raise surgeon awareness of operating room costs while subsequently applying a positive deviance program to measure the impact.

[学科分类] 心脏病和心血管学