The Heart of the Value Story
By Xcenda
Who wouldn’t want to save $12 Billion? A recent study added evidence to a similar study 13 years ago that medication therapy and lifestyle changes may be as effective as surgical interventions (percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI] or coronary artery bypass graft [CABG] surgery) for treating patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD).
An Xcenda analysis showed that, had we practiced the lessons of the studies over the last 13 years, our health system could have saved approximately $21,400 on a per-patient basis, for a total savings of $12.3 billion. Download the full issue brief below.
