The Economic Impact of COVID-19 Treatment at a Hospital-level: Investment and Financial Registers of Brazilian Hospitals.

ABSTRACT: Background: The economic impact associated with the treatment strategies of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients by hospitals and health-care systems in Brazil is unknown and difficult to estimate. This research describes the investments made to absorb the demand for treatment and the changes in occupation rates and billing in Brazilian hospitals. Methods: This research covers the initial findings of "COVID-19 hospital costs and the proposition of a bundled reimbursement strategy for the health-care system," which includes 10 hospitals. The chief financial officer, the chief medical officer, and hospital executives of each participating hospital provided information regarding investments attributed to COVID-19 patient treatment. The analysis included variations in occ

SUBMITTER: Beck da Silva Etges AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8051953 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature