Posts Tagged ‘surgery’
FDA Roadmap to Innovation
The FDA recently published a roadmap with the goal of promoting innovative new technology in healthcare. This is excellent news [...] Read More »
LINX Receives FDA Panel Recommendation
The future looks bright for reflux sufferers. In January 2012, Torax Medical’s LINX Reflux Management System received a unanimous recommendation [...] Read More »
Olive Medical Announces True HD Surgical Camera
After receiving FDA approval and CE registration last year, Olive Medical has released an affordable True HD Surgical camera system. [...] Read More »
Robotic Spinal Surgery
Since Dr. Moll first demonstrated the advantages of the da Vinci Surgical System, engineers have developed a variety of robotic [...] Read More »
The Role of Physicians in Outpatient Surgery Costs
Turns out there are two factors that drive surgical costs: time/labor and consumables. According to a National Health Statistics Report, the average time spent in the operating room during an ASC outpatient surgery was 43.2 minutes compared to 61.7 minutes in hospital centers. Patients also spent less time in the postoperative recovery room in an ASC (79.0 verses 53.1 minutes). This better patient throughput also results in a more efficient usage of capital equipment. Read More »
Can You Improve Margins in Spinal Surgery?
Why cant we break-even on our spine cases? Its not the first time someone has asked me this and I am sure it wont be the last. However, its important to keep in mind is that spinal surgery is one of the more challenging procedures for a hospital to perform. Patients can spend up to six hours in the OR and days in recovery and surgeons use a wide variety of mechanical implants and biological materials. These alone can make up over 50% of the costs. So, even in a best-case scenario, there is little room for extra costs. Read More »