DOTmed August 23, 2024
How much money could the U.S. healthcare system save by shifting care, whenever possible, to alternative sites such as ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), post-acute facilities, imaging centers, and home-based care?
A new study in JAMA Open Network analyzed claims data from 2019 and surveyed 1,069 clinicians in an effort to answer that question.
Clinicians believe that 10.3% of commercial and 10.9% of Medicare volume currently taking place in hospital-based settings could be safely shifted to alternative sites without compromising clinical outcomes.
The authors, Fleisher and Burke, estimate that such transitions could reduce healthcare spending by 3.2% to 4.1% annually, amounting to a savings of $110 billion to $150 billion. Over a 7- to 10-year period, with advancements in technology, even...
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