Impact of the Diffusion of Robotic Surgical Systems on the Financial Performance, Market Shares, and Inpatient Costs of U.S. Hospitals

机器人手术系统的普及对美国医院财务业绩、市场份额和住院费用的影响

• 批准号: 9232093
• 负责人: Chan Shen
• 金额: $ 4.99万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-03-01 至 2018-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9232093
• 关键词: Impact; Diffusion; Robotic; Surgical; Systems

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Robot-assisted surgeries have become increasingly popular over the past decade. Many hospitals in the United States have acquired robotic surgical systems and more are considering purchasing this equipment. The price of such machines can be up to $2.5 million. Given such high acquisition costs, it is important to study how the diffusion of this new technology affects the U.S. healthcare system. Using a unique database we compiled for hospitals in California, we will employ state-of-the-art econometric methods to address the following specific aims: 1: To examine hospital and market characteristics associated with hospitals' decision to acquire a robotic surgical system. 2: To explore how the acquisition of robotic surgical system affect the flow and cost of surgeries among hospitals within the same market as well as across markets with varying capacity of robotic surgeries. 3: To evaluate how the purchase of robotic surgical machines affects the financial performance in terms of operating expenses and revenue of hospitals. Findings from this study will inform policy makers how the proliferation of robotic systems affects surgical practice and costs in hospital settings and can also help decision makers at hospitals make more rational decision regarding whether to purchase robotic surgical systems.

 描述（由申请人提供）：机器人辅助手术在过去十年中变得越来越受欢迎。美国的许多医院已经购买了机器人手术系统，更多的医院正在考虑购买这种设备。这种机器的价格可高达250万美元。鉴于如此高的收购成本，研究这项新技术的传播如何影响美国医疗保健系统是很重要的。使用我们为加州的医院编制的独特数据库，我们将采用最先进的计量经济学方法来解决以下具体目标：1：检查与医院决定购买机器人手术系统相关的医院和市场特征。第二章：探讨收购机器人手术系统如何影响同一市场内的医院之间以及机器人手术能力不同的市场之间的手术流程和成本。第三章：评估购买机器人手术机器如何影响医院运营费用和收入方面的财务表现。这项研究的结果将告知政策制定者机器人系统的扩散如何影响医院环境中的手术实践和成本，也可以帮助医院的决策者就是否购买机器人手术系统做出更合理的决定。