Inpatient Hospital Costs for COVID-19 Patients in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Reliable cost and resource use data for COVID-19 hospitalizations are crucial to better inform local healthcare resource decisions; however, available data are limited and vary significantly.

Methods

COVID-19 hospital admissions data from the Premier Healthcare Database were evaluated to estimate hospital costs, length of stay (LOS), and discharge status. Adult COVID-19 patients (ICD-10-CM: U07.1) hospitalized in the US from April 1 to December 31, 2020, were identified. Analyses were stratified by patient and hospital characteristics, levels of care during hospitalization, and discharge status. Factors associated with changes in costs, LOS, and discharge status were estimated using regression analyses. Monthly trends in costs, LOS, and discharge status were exa

SUBMITTER: Ohsfeldt RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8491188 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature