• Pain Med · May 2015

    Economic analysis of a comprehensive pain rehabilitation program: a collaboration between Florida Blue and Mayo Clinic Florida.

    • Christopher D Sletten, Svetlana Kurklinsky, Vijit Chinburapa, and Salim Ghazi.
    • Department of Pain Medicine, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
    • Pain Med. 2015 May 1; 16 (5): 898-904.

    ObjectiveThe cost of caring for patients with chronic pain conditions poses a significant burden to both the healthcare system and patients. We were interested in analyzing the financial costs and benefits of treating these patients in a comprehensive outpatient pain rehabilitation program.DesignAll participants completed the 3-week outpatient Mayo Clinic Florida Pain Rehabilitation Program (PRC) between October 2011 and September 2013. Healthcare costs were compared during the 3-, 6-, 12-, and 18-month periods pre- and post-treatment.PatientsThe sample included 53 patients.ResultsMedical costs decreased by 86, 68, 64, and 90% in the 3-, 6-, 12-, and 18-month post-treatment periods, respectively, when compared with the same pretreatment periods.ConclusionsThe appropriate use of a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation program for chronic pain patients can result in a significant reduction in medical costs.© 2015 The Authors Pain and Medicine Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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