Utilization and Cost of Outpatient Rehabilitation Services for Pediatric Patients Treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Using a Commercial Claims Database.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the temporal trends and factors associated with outpatient rehabilitation utilization and costs for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Design

Deidentified administrative claims data and longitudinal health information on patients representing a mixture of ages, ethnicities, and geographic regions across the United States were accessed using Optum Labs Data Warehouse. Regression models were constructed to assess associations of outpatient rehabilitation with age, sex, race and ethnicity, year of diagnosis, and region.

Setting

Outpatient rehabilitation.

Participants

1000 Patients aged 1-30 years with a new diagnosis of ALL between 1993 and 2017 and continuous insurance coverage (N=1000).

Intervention

Not applicable.

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SUBMITTER: Gilchrist L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10625645 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature