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）：在过去的十年中，机器人辅助手术变得越来越流行，美国许多医院已经购买了机器人手术系统，并且更多的医院正在考虑购买这种设备。此类机器的价格可能高达 250 万美元。鉴于采购成本如此之高，研究这项新技术的传播如何影响美国医疗保健系统非常重要，我们将利用我们为加利福尼亚州医院编制的独特数据库，采用最先进的计量经济学方法来解决这一问题。以下具体目标： 1：研究与医院决定购买机器人手术系统相关的医院和市场特征 2：探讨购买机器人手术系统如何影响同一市场内以及不同医院之间的手术流量和成本。 3：评估机器人手术机器的购买如何影响医院的运营费用和收入方面的财务绩效。这项研究的结果将为决策者提供机器人系统的扩散如何影响手术实践的信息。和医院环境的成本，也可以帮助医院的决策者做出关于是否购买机器人手术系统的更理性的决定。