Factors associated with variations in hospital expenditures for acute heart failure in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Relatively little contemporary data are available that describe differences in acute heart failure (AHF) hospitalization expenditures as a function of patient and hospital characteristics, especially from a population-based investigation. This study aimed to evaluate factors associated with variations in hospital expenditures for AHF in the United States.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis using discharge data from the 2011 Nationwide Inpatient Sample, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, was conducted. Discharges with primary International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, diagnosis codes for AHF in adults were included. Costs were estimated by converting Nationwide Inpatient Sample charge data using the Healthcare Cost and Ut

SUBMITTER: Ziaeian B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4316377 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature