Sean T Berkowitz, David L Zhang, Warren W Pan, Osama Ahmed, Cagri G Besirli, Nicolaas P DeRuyter, Tahreem A Mir, Russel H Dinh, Mark W Johnson, Avni P Finn
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Abstract
Time-driven activity-based costing analysis of panretinal photocoagulation shows 47.8% of cases have a negative margin relative to maximum Medicare reimbursement, with large financial disincentives for bilateral cases, which may disincentivize high-value care for vulnerable patients.