Cost comparison of two implantable cardiac ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由TAKanters著作·2016·被引用25次—HospitalssaveresourceswhenthehigherpriceoftheRevealLINQdoesnot...2DepartmentofHealthEconomicsandReimbursement,Medtronic,Routedu ...

Aims: Implantable cardiac monitors (ICMs) are used for long-term heart rhythm monitoring, e.g. to diagnose unexplained syncope or for detection of suspected atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. The newest ICM, Reveal LINQ™ (Medtronic Inc.), is miniaturized and inserted with a specific insertion tool kit. The procedure is therefore minimally invasive and can be moved from catheterization laboratory (cath lab) to a less resource intensive setting. This study aims to assess the change in procedure costs when performed outside the cath lab.

Methods and results: A bottom-up costing methodology was used. Data were collected from interviews with physicians, cath lab managers, and financial controllers. Hospitals in the Netherlands, France, and the UK were included in this study. The cost comparison of a Reveal XT implantation in a cath lab setting vs. a Reveal LINQ insertion outside a cath lab resulted in a...