Falls are one of the most frequently occurring adverse events that impact upon the recovery of older hospital inpatients. Falls can threaten both immediate and longer-term health and independence. There is need to identify cost-effective means for preven
doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.5125 Key Points Question What are the costs of inpatient falls and cost benefits associated with the Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) Program? Findings In this economic evaluation using a large cohort (900 635 patients; 7858 noninjurious falls...
Falls are one of the most frequently occurring adverse events that impact upon the recovery of older hospital inpatients. Falls can threaten both immediate and longer-term health and independence. There is need to identify cost-effective means for preventing falls in hospitals. Hospital-based falls ...
Containing the cost of patient falls: A risk management modelAn abstract is unavailable. This article is available as a PDF only.doi:10.1097/00013614-199012000-00010Potempa, KathleenCarvalho, AnnaHahn, JoanLeSage, JoanTopics in Geriatric Rehabilitation...
A framework was developed to assess the overall costs associated with pertussis for different age groups (Fig. 1). The number of patients in each age group was based on age-specific incidence data and underreporting factors. For each age group the medical costs, patient costs, and indirect cos...
This study aimed to evaluate the long-term cost-effectiveness of conventional care (CC) and seven first-line targeted therapies marketed in China for the treatment of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS)–namely secukinumab, ixekizumab, infliximab, etanercept, adalimumab and golimumab and tofacitini...
, … , t markets, each having a mass m t of patients that have contracted a bacterial infection in the period. in our model, the decision-maker is a physician and patient hybrid who cares about the patient's well-being and is sensitive to drug prices, but not to the price of a ...
The patient's condition was standardised via the Barthel Index. Results: Total expenditures of 鈧 163.3 million were incurred for inpatient care of nursing home residents transferred to hospitals for respiratory infection/pneumonia in 2013 in Germany. Process modelling reveals lower direct costs for ...
Results The mean outpatient cost per patient for cervical cancer was $407.2 (Median = $206.9). Direct outpatient cost (Mean = $334.2) takes the largest share compared with the indirect counterpart ($150). The outpatient cost for half of the respondent falls in a range between $93.7 and $...
Severe mental illness (SMI) imposes a substantial worldwide burden of disability, highlighting the need for comprehensive and adaptable mental health services. This study aims to assess the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of community-based mental health