Lin Christine P, Loy Sydney, Boothe William D, Bennett Kelly, Tarbox Michelle B, Prabhu Fiona, Sturgeon Ashley
School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas.
Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2020 Oct 26;34(2):260-261. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2020.1834771.
The Free Clinic at Lubbock Impact is a student-run free clinic affiliated with the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas. Every Wednesday, the clinic provides free health services to the uninsured patient population of Lubbock and the surrounding West Texas regions. In addition to the weekly essential primary care services, "Dermatology Night" is held once a month for patients in need of dermatologic care. The study presents a cost analysis of the dermatologic procedures performed at The Free Clinic Dermatology Nights over a 2-year period from February 2018 through January 2020 using current procedural terminology codes and Medicare reimbursement rates. The dermatologic procedures performed in this time were valued at $8412.37. The study emphasizes the value of Dermatology Nights at a free clinic and reflects the dermatologic-specific needs of the uninsured Lubbock and West Texas patient population.
拉伯克影响免费诊所是一家由学生运营的免费诊所,隶属于德克萨斯州拉伯克市的德克萨斯理工大学健康科学中心。每周三,该诊所为拉伯克市及周边西德克萨斯地区未参保的患者群体提供免费医疗服务。除了每周的基本初级保健服务外,每月还会为有皮肤科护理需求的患者举办一次“皮肤科之夜”。该研究使用当前程序术语代码和医疗保险报销率,对2018年2月至2020年1月这两年间在免费诊所皮肤科之夜所进行的皮肤科手术进行了成本分析。这段时间内所进行的皮肤科手术价值为8412.37美元。该研究强调了免费诊所皮肤科之夜的价值,并反映了拉伯克市及西德克萨斯未参保患者群体的皮肤科特定需求。