Boston Children’s Hospital is using computational fluid dynamics techniques and software to improve surgical decision-making and outcomes for pediatric patients with complex congenital heart disease. The software allows the hospital’s cardiology team to better understand flow balance and characteristics in pre-operative planning. The approach also increases consistency in treatment outcomes and reduces the need for guesswork and intraoperative decision-making.
The True Cost of Focusing on Cost Instead of Cost-Effectiveness
When payors consider only the cost of the medication and not the cost and risk to the patient, doctor, and healthcare system, the irony is
