Tag: Health Costs
2008 Initiative Had Minimal Impact on Pressure Ulcer Charges
Hospital-Acquired Conditions Initiative cut payment in 0.003 percent of discharges
Higher Health Costs for Diabetes Mainly Meds, Inpatient Care
Individuals with diabetes had more than double the unadjusted mean direct expenditures over 10 years
Expansion of High-Deductible Plans to Impact Physician Care
Physicians must be able to balance provision of good clinical care with ability to limit costs
Oncologists Offer Strategies for Reducing Cost of Cancer Drugs
Suggest letting Medicare negotiate prices; back grassroots movement calling for change
Intervention Can Improve Appropriateness of Telemetry Use
Hospitalist-driven intervention can reduce length of stay and decrease costs
Facility Costs of Hospital Birth Vary by Nearly $10K Across U.S.
Evaluation of hospital practices may offer opportunities for cost reduction
PCV13 Predicted to Be Cost Saving Versus PCV7
Although 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine is more costly than PCV7, net cost savings expected
Net Savings for Higher-Quality Colonoscopy
Those with higher polyp detection rates prevent more cancers, save more lives
Analysis Targets U.S. Hospitals With Highest Markups
In the 50 hospitals with highest charge-to-cost ratio, charges 10-fold above Medicare-allowable costs
Utility Score Can Help Predict Mortality in ICU Patients
Inverted U-shaped relationship for willingness-to-pay by ICU doctor and utility score
