Economic evaluation of the hospitalist care model in an acute medical unit: a benefit-cost analysis.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess the economic efficiency of the acute medical unit (AMU) hospitalist care model, utilising patient outcomes (length of hospital stay, emergency department (ED)-length of hospital stay, in-hospital mortality) from a previous investigation. A retrospective cohort study was conducted using benefit-cost analysis from a societal perspective. Data relating to clinical factors, outcomes and medical costs were obtained from the electronic medical record database at our institution. Literature-based costing was applied to determine direct non-medical costs and indirect costs that could not be obtained directly. A tertiary care hospital in the Republic of Korea. We evaluated 6391 medical inpatients admitted through the ED from 1 June 2016 to 31 May 2017. The study compared

SUBMITTER: Kim HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11293380 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature