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Value-based healthcare in colorectal cancer surgery : improving quality and reducing costs
with hospital costs. Although surgical auditing is a cost and time-consuming exercise,
it has a strong potential to improve outcomes in healthcare and simultaneously
reduce hospital costs. Comparing hospital performances on both quality and
costs makes identification of ‘best practice’ hospitals possible. Moreover, providing
combined quality-cost outcomes of frail patients or operation techniques provides
valuable insights where to start quality improvement initiatives. Finally, rewarding
healthcare providers based on operative risk could be a first step in developing
powerful reimbursement systems. This all might catalyze the continuous improvement
of value leading to a more sustainable healthcare system in the future.
- All authors
- Govaert, J.A.
- Supervisor
- Tollenaar, R.A.E.M.
- Co-supervisor
- Wouters, M.W.J.M.; Fiocco, M.
- Committee
- Borel Rinkes, I.H.M.; IJzerman, M.J.; Meurs, P.L.; Steyerberg, E.W.
- Qualification
- Doctor (dr.)
- Awarding Institution
- Leiden University
- Date
- 2017-04-06
- ISBN (print)
- 9789462335783