Financial Fallout from the COVID-19 Pandemic:Report from a High-volume Academic Neurosurgery

Overview

Journal Neurochirurgie

Specialty Neurosurgery

Date 2022 May 27

PMID 35623914

Authors

G Loganadane

S Senova

P Duportail

K Debbi

M A Cherif

S Ghith

S Tazi

A Marniche

G Gouello

T Idreceanu

P Kauv

P Varlet

Y Belkacemi

S Palfi

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Abstract

Background: The global healthcare system has been overwhelmed by the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). In order to mitigate the risk of spread of the virus, most elective surgical procedures have been cancelled especially during the lockdown periods. The purpose of this study was to assess the financial impact of the COVID outbreak due to the supposed reduced workload from our neurosurgery department in 2020.

Methods: Number of neurosurgical procedures (NSP) within the Department of Neurosurgery and their associated estimated income were retrospectively reviewed globally and month wise from administrative records of billing in 2020 and 2019 based on the Diagnosis related group (DRG) and severity of illness (4 levels).

Results: Overall, 824 and 818 inpatient surgical procedures were performed in 2019 and 2020 respectively. The total estimate revenue generated from inpatient surgeries was moderately decreased (3%): 9 498 226.41 euros in 2020 versus 9 817 361.65 euros in 2019 without significant difference across DRG (P=0.96) and severity of illness.

Conclusions: Our data suggests a moderate negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic had on neurosurgical and financial activity. However, a more in-depth medico-economic analysis need to be performed to assess the real financial impact.

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