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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jul 2019
A Survey of Charge Sensitivity and Charge Awareness Among Intensive Care Unit Providers in a Large Academic Medical Center.
- Adam J Kingeter, Matthew S Shotwell, Parmley C Lee CL From the Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee., Pratik P Pandharipande, and Melinda B Buntin.
- From the Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
- Anesth. Analg. 2019 Jul 1; 129 (1): e23-e26.
AbstractLittle is known about charge sensitivity or charge awareness among intensive care unit (ICU) providers in the United States. In a survey of 295 ICU providers at a large, academic medical center, 92.5% of respondents agreed that controlling health care expenses is partly their responsibility. However, 87.4% of respondents reported that they did not know the charges for most of the tests and medications they prescribe. Among surveyed participants, the correct charge for a medical procedure or test was selected only 35% of the time. While ICU providers overwhelmingly agree that controlling expenses is their responsibility, charge awareness is low and likely limits their ability to make value-based decisions.
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