Reducing Healthcare Costs in the Management of Pediatric Metacarpal Neck Fractures

Corey Beals; James Lin; Jessica B. Holstine; Julie Balch Samora

doi:10.1097/pq9.0000000000000212

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Reducing Healthcare Costs in the Management of Pediatric Metacarpal Neck Fractures

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Reducing Healthcare Costs in the Management of Pediatric Metacarpal Neck Fractures

Corey Beals, James Lin, Jessica B. Holstine and Julie Balch Samora

Pediatric quality & safety, Vol.4(5), pp.e212-e212

09/01/2019

DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000212

PMCID: PMC6831049

PMID: 31745515

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Abstract

We hypothesize that a quality improvement initiative utilizing a Velcro ulnar gutter brace over traditional casting will impart significant savings without compromising clinical outcomes in the management of small metacarpal neck fractures.

Individual QI projects from single institutions

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Title: Subtitle: Reducing Healthcare Costs in the Management of Pediatric Metacarpal Neck Fractures
Creators: Corey Beals - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
James Lin - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Jessica B. Holstine - Nationwide Children's Hospital
Julie Balch Samora - Nationwide Children's Hospital
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Pediatric quality & safety, Vol.4(5), pp.e212-e212
DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000212
PMID: 31745515
PMCID: PMC6831049
NLM abbreviation: Pediatr Qual Saf
ISSN: 2472-0054
eISSN: 2472-0054
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health
Language: English
Date published: 09/01/2019
Academic Unit: Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Record Identifier: 9985237600602771

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