ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Analysis of Factors Relevant to Revenue Enhancement in Hernia Interventions (SwissDRG G09).
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- Analysis of Factors Relevant to Revenue Improvement in Ventral Hernia Repair, Their Influence on Surgical Training, and Development of Predictive Models: An Economic Evaluation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Lichtenstein Repair in Inguinal Hernia- A Retrospective Study on the Impact of In-Hospital Costs of Diabetes Mellitus.Current health sciences journalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundSince diagnosis-related groups (SwissDRG) were established in Switzerland in 2012, small and medium-size hospitals have encountered increasing financial troubles. Even though hernia repair operations are frequent, most hospitals fail to cover their costs with these procedures. Previous studies have focused mainly on analyzing costs and the contributing factors but less on variables that can be positively influenced. Therefore, this study aims to identify the relevant and influenceable factors for revenue growth in hernia repair surgery.
methodsData from all patients who underwent the SwissDRG G09 surgery for a hernia in 2019 were analyzed. The contribution margin (CM4), as well as any over- or under-coverage, was correlated to case-specific costs.
resultsA total of 168 patients received hernia repair surgery with the SwissDRG code G09. The average revenue/loss generated by one procedure was CHF -623.84. Procedures covered by the General Health Insurance (OKP) generated a loss of CHF -830.70 on average, whereas procedures covered by private insurance companies (VVG) generated revenue of CHF +1100 on average. Significant factors impacting the profitability of hernia repair operations were teaching during surgery (
conclusionsThis study reveals that hernia repair surgery performed under cost coverage by OKP is generally unprofitable. Our results further imply that the most important and influenceable factors for revenue enhancement are the quality and process optimization of the surgical department. To compensate for this deficit, hospitals should aim to increase the percentage of patients with private health insurance coverage in their procedures. Since outpatient surgery does not provide a valid alternative due to the low reimbursement by insurance companies, the cost efficiency of inpatient hernia repair needs to be increased by process optimization of the surgical department; for instance, by providing specialized hernia teams performing with shorter operation times and high quality.
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