A comparative study of hospitalization costs of TKA inpatients before and after National Volume-based Procurement in Guangdong, China: an interrupted time-series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to explore the impact of the National Volume-based Procurement Policy in Guangdong Province on hospitalization costs for total knee arthroplasty inpatients.

Methods

Interrupted time-series analysis were used to examine the expenses associated with total knee arthroplasty for inpatients at a hospital in Guangzhou between May 10, 2021, and December 26, 2023. The period was divided into two phases based on the implementation of the policy, the pre-policy phase (May 10, 2021, to April 30, 2022) and the post-policy phase (May 1, 2022, to December 26, 2023). A total of ten indicators, derived from patients' medical records, were analyzed. Indicators included total expenses, self-financed expenses, consumables costs, miscellaneous service fees, diagnostic

SUBMITTER: Li A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11754277 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature