Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospital cost of care.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although studies have evaluated the hospital cost of care associated with treating patients with COVID-19, there are no studies that compare the hospital cost of care among racial and ethnic groups based on detailed cost accounting data. The aims of this study were to provide a detailed description of the hospital costs of COVID-19 based on individual resources during the hospital stay and standardized costs that do not rely on inflation adjustment and evaluate the extent to which hospital total cost of care for patients with COVID-19 differs by race and ethnicity.

Methods

This study used electronic medical record data from an urban academic medical center in Chicago, Illinois USA. Hospital cost of care was calculated using accounting data representing the cost

SUBMITTER: Johnson TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11472913 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature