January 1, 2009
Top strategies for juggling quality, cost of physician preference items
Managing the costs of procedures with implants continues to be a juggling act for OR directors and business managers. Total joint replacements, once profitable, have seen prices climb while Medicare reimbursement slides. Some spinal procedures still have a positive margin because the surgery is more often performed in younger patients with commercial insurance. But financial success depends on an organization's ability to work with the surgeons to control costs.
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