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Why do surgical cases tend to have a higher relative weight (RW), and in turn payment, than medical cases?

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Surgical cases tend to have a higher relative weight because they are generally more resource extensive than medical cases

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Surgical cases involves procedures where patients go under the knife, they are usually the preferred in extreme conditions or when a faster rate of healing is required. Hence, the reason they posses higher relative weight and cost than medical procedures.

  • Surgical procedures such as appendectomy, coronary artery bypass and several other surgery classes are often delicate processes which involves working directly on the body system. Hence, they are very delicate.

  • The requirement for surgical treatment are often associated with conditions that require fast rate of healing or conditions which have to be treated urgently.

These are reasons why surgical cases are weighed higher than medical cases and hence more cost due to the delicate, risky and healing rate of the process.

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