Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Gordon: Augusta Technical College (about 7 miles; Augusta, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,494) Georgia Regents University (about 11 miles; Augusta, GA; FT enrollment: 6,862)
The researchers applied a value-based analysis approach to implementing a single best practice for preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in surgical patients and were able to reduce hospital costs in excess of $1.5 million per year. The study appears in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
The cost of surgery, which included capital, staff and overhead, and patient care consumable costs was assessed prospectively in 8 randomly sampled patients over a 3-month period. Cost efficiency refers to cost per cataract surgery. Cost effectiveness refers to cost per successful cataract surgery.uccessful surgery was defined as BCVA of better than 6/12 at 3 months post-operatively. Costs The cost categories identified and measured were: 1. Capital costs which included building and capital equipment. All capital costs were annualised to year 2000. Building cost was amortised over 30 years at 3% discount rates.