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Neurosurg. Clin. N. Am. · Apr 2015
ReviewEconomics, innovation, and quality improvement in neurosurgery.
- Christopher D Witiw, Vinitra Nathan, and Mark Bernstein.
- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada.
- Neurosurg. Clin. N. Am. 2015 Apr 1; 26 (2): 197-205, viii.
AbstractInnovation to improve patient care quality is a priority of the neurosurgical specialty since its beginnings. As the strain on health care resources increases, the cost of these quality improvements is becoming increasingly important. The aims of this article are to review the available tools for assessing the cost of quality improvement along with the willingness to pay and to provide a conceptual framework for the assessment of innovations in terms of quality and economic metrics and provide examples from the neurosurgical literature.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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