TY  - GEN
N2  - Healthcare expenditure in the United States (US) is a constantly growing and costly endeavor for the American economy, as evidenced by the $3.8 trillion spent by the US on healthcare in 2019, accounting for 17% of the gross domestic product for the nation (CMS, 2020). Healthcare cost reduction is a priority topic, with the term ?waste? referring to various organizational and physical expenses (Shrank, 2019).  To date, neither quality improvement project has been implemented at the Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System (VAPORHCS) to assess the waste generated by its anesthesia department.  

Specific Aim: Identify and estimate the quantity and cost of VAPORHCS anesthetic waste by March 2022. Educate the VAPORHCS anesthesia staff about their baseline waste and provider practice and reassess for a reduction in the frequency of overall waste and of specific anesthetic items by May 2022.
DO  - 10.6083/qj72p7894
DO  - DOI
AB  - Healthcare expenditure in the United States (US) is a constantly growing and costly endeavor for the American economy, as evidenced by the $3.8 trillion spent by the US on healthcare in 2019, accounting for 17% of the gross domestic product for the nation (CMS, 2020). Healthcare cost reduction is a priority topic, with the term ?waste? referring to various organizational and physical expenses (Shrank, 2019).  To date, neither quality improvement project has been implemented at the Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System (VAPORHCS) to assess the waste generated by its anesthesia department.  

Specific Aim: Identify and estimate the quantity and cost of VAPORHCS anesthetic waste by March 2022. Educate the VAPORHCS anesthesia staff about their baseline waste and provider practice and reassess for a reduction in the frequency of overall waste and of specific anesthetic items by May 2022.
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
T1  - Assessing and addressing drug and material anesthesia waste: a quality improvement project at the VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS)
DA  - 2023
AU  - Lennard, Christopher
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10029/files/DolanUmipig.Giordan.2023.pdf
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
PY  - 2023
ID  - 10029
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10029/files/DolanUmipig.Giordan.2023.pdf
KW  - Quality Improvement
KW  - Anesthetics
KW  - Veterans
KW  - Health Expenditures
KW  - Problem Solving
TI  - Assessing and addressing drug and material anesthesia waste: a quality improvement project at the VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS)
Y1  - 2023
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10029/files/DolanUmipig.Giordan.2023.pdf
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10029/files/DolanUmipig.Giordan.2023.pdf
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10029/files/DolanUmipig.Giordan.2023.pdf
ER  -