TY - JOUR
T1 - Introduction to cost analysis in facial plastic surgery
AU - Kezirian, Eric James
AU - Yueh, Bevan
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Resource allocation in health care is increasingly guided by financial considerations. The cost of care influences treatment decisions not only for health care organizations but also for patients, especially in the fee-for-service marketplace that typifies cosmetic surgery. The purposes of this article are to improve the facial plastic surgeon's understanding of cost analyses and to facilitate critical reading of the literature. We describe basic concepts in economic analyses, such as perspective of analysis, the difference between costs and charges, and the importance of discounting. We also introduce the importance of assessing treatment effectiveness and quality of care. In a review of existing cost-based studies in facial plastic surgery, we found a paucity of rigorous treatment analyses. There are numerous opportunities to pursue economic analysis in facial plastic surgery. We discuss potentially rewarding directions for future research.
AB - Resource allocation in health care is increasingly guided by financial considerations. The cost of care influences treatment decisions not only for health care organizations but also for patients, especially in the fee-for-service marketplace that typifies cosmetic surgery. The purposes of this article are to improve the facial plastic surgeon's understanding of cost analyses and to facilitate critical reading of the literature. We describe basic concepts in economic analyses, such as perspective of analysis, the difference between costs and charges, and the importance of discounting. We also introduce the importance of assessing treatment effectiveness and quality of care. In a review of existing cost-based studies in facial plastic surgery, we found a paucity of rigorous treatment analyses. There are numerous opportunities to pursue economic analysis in facial plastic surgery. We discuss potentially rewarding directions for future research.
KW - Cost analysis
KW - Facial plastic surgery
KW - Outcomes research
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U2 - 10.1055/s-2002-32199
DO - 10.1055/s-2002-32199
M3 - Article
C2 - 12063656
AN - SCOPUS:0036071762
SN - 0736-6825
VL - 18
SP - 95
EP - 99
JO - Facial Plastic Surgery
JF - Facial Plastic Surgery
IS - 2
ER -