Growing burden of hospital costs in the US
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Septicaemia the most expensive condition Septicaemia was identified as the most expensive condition treated in US hospitals, with an aggregate cost of $20.3 billion (5.2% of the total aggregate hospital cost). Other conditions incurring high-cost hospitalisations were osteoarthritis; complications of device, implant or graft; liveborn (newborn) infants; and acute myocardial infarction. These conditions accounted for nearly one-fifth of the total aggregate hospital cost. The analysis of the distribution of costs by primary payer showed that septicaemia ranked among the top four most expensive conditions for all four payer groups. In a media release, Sepsis Alliance, a US non-profit patient advocacy organisation promoting awareness of sepsis, congratulates the authors for their report.2 Thomas Heymann, Executive Director of Sepsis Alliance, points out that that authors have done an "extraordinary" job in identifying sepsis as the most expensive condition treated in hospitals. "It’s easy to see how raising sepsis awareness and improving patient outcomes could have an immediate and positive impact on our national healthcare system," he comments. 1. Torio CM, et al. National Inpatient Hospital Costs: The Most Expensive Conditions by Payer, 2011. Internet Document : Aug 2013. Available from: URL: http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov. 2. Sepsis Alliance. Sepsis Alliance Responds to U.S. Government Findings That Most Expensive Condition to Treat in Hospitals is Sepsis. Media Release : 31 Oct 2013. Available from: URL: http://www.sepsisalliance.org. 801085696
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PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News 16 Nov 2013 No. 691
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