Interfacility Competition and Its Impact on Cost of Carpal Tunnel Release
This study found that decreased health care market competition was not associated with increased CTR costs, suggesting that costs are complex and multifactorial. To reduce health care costs, this study supports the movement of CTRs to clinic and ASCs.
Authors
- Meghan N. Cichocki
- David D. Rivedal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0785-3773)
- Yanlin Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7291-6392)
- Kevin C. Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2822-3164)
- Lu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0264-7046)
Institutions
- Colorado School of Public Health (US)
- Loyola University Chicago (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Plastic Surgery Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Published
- 2024-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000011727
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15