Poor Cost Awareness Among Anesthesia Providers for Medications, Supplies, and Blood Products.

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
Caroline X QinBrian C Cho

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine if anesthesia providers can accurately estimate the cost of commonly used medications, supplies, and blood products. This study was conducted between April and June 2019 at an academic tertiary care hospital. Anesthesia providers (certified registered nurse anesthetists [CRNAs], residents, and fellows/attendings) were surveyed on their knowledge of the cost of commonly used therapies. Items were sorted into 12 categories: opioids, non-opioid analgesia, vasopressors, hypertension medications, antibiotics, neuromuscular blockers, reversals, anesthetics, supplies, kits, blood products, and blood-related products. Estimates were considered to be accurate if the median cost differed from the average wholesale price by < 25%, moderately inaccurate if between 25% and 50%, and severely inaccurate if by > 50%. A total of 107 surveys (CRNAs: 25, residents: 36, fellows/attendings: 46) were returned. The percentage of total items accurately estimated for cost was low (22% for all providers), and was not different between provider types (27% for CRNAs, 23% for residents, 20% for fellows/attendings; p = 0.69). The percentage of items with severe inaccuracies in cost estimation was high and was not...Continue Reading

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