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Aesthetic surgery tourism is a growing phenomenon, with a steady increase of people travelling abroad for surgical procedures. In our hospital, a relevant number of patients consulted the emergency department for complications after cosmetic surgery performed in foreign countries. This progressively increasing trend leads to multiple outpatient clinic consultations and surgical re-operations. We investigated this phenomenon at Lausanne University Hospital from May 2015 to December 2018, with the aim to give a review of the surgical and hospital care costs, finally affecting the Swiss insurance system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The socio-economic burden of influenza outbreaks is often underestimated. Influenza epidemics result not only in direct medical costs but also in indirect costs due to a loss in productivity and loss of time due to morbidity or premature death. Furthermore, changed lifestyle and reduced economic demand can have dramatic macro-economic effects. Influenza vaccination is an effective measure to protect against an infection. Various studies have shown that influenza vaccination is costeffective or even cost-saving for particular target groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: To evaluate the role of physician-related as compared to patient-related factors, we compared the efficiency effect of a patient being enrolled in an MC health plan versus the general practitioner (GP) being part of a physician network. Methods: Secondary analysis of claims data of the Swiss basic health insurance. Multivariate linear regression was performed to investigate the association between efficiency effect and enrolment in a MC health plan and/or participation of the GP in a physician network. Results: MCenrollees managed by network physicians had the expected result o f-13% . Management of non-MCenrollees by the same physicians was less efficient (-2%). Patient-sided gatekeeping without network physicians lead to efficiency effects of -10% . Conclusion: Obviously, management by network physicians differs according to the health plan of their patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]