Forensic Analysis of Spin-off and Downstream Revenue in an Academic Vascular Surgery Practice at a Tertiary Care Medical Center

Abstract

Because of a high level of patient and operative complexity, vascular surgery represents a major driver for elevating the case mix index within healthcare institutions. Although a number of specialty services are recruited in the care of these patients, it has been difficult to measure the financial impact of these vascular patients across the healthcare enterprise. This study aimed to quantify all revenue attributable to the introduction of vascular surgery patients within a tertiary healthcare system.