Objective: Financial burdens of medical education are a major barrier for many students. The goal of this study is to identify and quantify unforeseen costs associated with being a medical student. Methods: Medical students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center were surveyed on unforeseen financial costs. Qualitative data…
Objectives: Our objectives were to assess physician knowledge of costs of products, tests, and services commonly used by obstetrician/gynecologists (OB/GYNs) and identify those items that could be eliminated without decreasing quality of care by performing a prospective observational pilot study. Methods: An anonymous electronic survey was distributed to 70 OB/GYN…
Objectives: Total annual costs for syncope-related hospitalizations were $2.4 billion in 2000. The aim of this study was to examine the type and number of tests ordered for patients admitted with syncope and whether these tests helped establish the cause. Methods: We studied the records of 1038 patients coded as…
Objectives: Police crisis intervention teams (CIT) have demonstrated their effectiveness in reducing injury to law enforcement personnel and citizens and the criminalization of mental illness; however, their financial effect has not been fully investigated. The objective of the study was to determine the total costs or total savings associated with…
Objective: We compared outcomes among pediatric patients managed with minimally invasive (MI) packing techniques with those managed with traditional packing techniques for drainage of subcutaneous abscesses. Methods: After institutional review board approval, medical records of children requiring drainage of subcutaneous abscesses between January 2010 and June 2011 were reviewed. Data…
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