Holley JL, McGuirl K, Smith S, Caswell N
A cost comparison of dialysis vendor provided vs. PD program
provided general medical supplies
XVIth Annual CAPD Conference
Perit Dial Int Suppl 2
(Feb) 16:S86 1996
This study focused on an academic affiliated PD program, and compared costs
of obtaining general
medical supplies (swabsticks, mask, gauze, soap) from the dialysis vendor
versus from general
hospital stores.
There was a 33% cost reduction for such standard items when obtained from
general hospital stores.
Over a period of two months for 24
patients the cost savings was in the neighborhood of $5,400.
Comment: This is a very important study which has far reaching
economic implications for
cost reduction. Such savings may not be realized by all academic affiliated
PD programs, many of
which experience difficulties in maintaining proper cost-accouting
procedures. (James L.
Winchester, M.D.)
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