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Specialist Palliative Care and Health Care Costs at the End of Life
Background/AimsThe use and costs of health care rise substantially in the months prior to death, and although the use of palliative care services may...
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Health care costs and lost productivity costs related to excess weight in Belgium
BackgroundThis study aimed to estimate annual health care and lost productivity costs associated with excess weight among the adult population in...
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Understanding Pathways into Care-homes using Data (UnPiCD study): a two-part model to estimate inpatient and care-home costs using national linked health and social care data
BackgroundPathways into care-homes have been under-researched. Individuals who move-in to a care-home from hospital are clinically distinct from...
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Health care system costs related to potentially inappropriate medication use involving opioids in older adults in Canada
BackgroundOlder adults are at risk of potentially inappropriate medication use given polypharmacy, multimorbidity, and age-related changes, which...
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Association between preoperative cardiac risk assessment and health care costs in major noncardiac surgery: a multicentre health economic analysis
PurposePatients with impaired functional capacity who undergo major surgery are at increased risk of postoperative morbidity including complications...
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Long COVID: Costs for the German economy and health care and pension system
BackgroundPatients with acute COVID-19 can develop persistent symptoms (long/post COVID-19 syndrome). This study aimed to project the economic,...
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Changes in Health Care Utilization and Associated Costs After Supportive Housing Placement by an Urban Community Mental Health Center
Permanent supportive housing (PSH) for individuals experiencing homelessness and living with mental illness can reduce utilization of crisis care...
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Trends in direct health care costs among US adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with and without diabetes
ObjectivePopulation-based national data on the trends in expenditures related to coexisting atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) and...
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Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation and Health Care Costs in Older Community-Dwelling Adults: Importance of Functional Impairment and Frailty
BackgroundLow neighborhood socioeconomic status is associated with adverse health outcomes, but its association with health care costs in older...
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Estimating Cumulative Health Care Costs of Childhood and Adolescence Autism Spectrum Disorder in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Incident Cohort Study
BackgroundFew studies have estimated cumulative health care costs post-diagnosis for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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Perianal Fistulas Are Associated with Persistently Higher Direct Health Care Costs in Crohn’s Disease: A Population-Based Study
BackgroundThe economic impact of perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease (CD) has not been formally assessed in population-based studies in the biologic...
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Healthcare use and costs among individuals receiving mental health services for depression within primary care in Nepal
BackgroundIntegrating mental health services into primary care is a key strategy for reducing the mental healthcare treatment gap in low- and...
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Longitudinal analysis of health care costs in patients with childhood onset inherited retinal dystrophies compared to healthy controls
BackgroundWe evaluated health care costs in patients with childhood onset visual impairment caused by inherited retinal dystrophies (IRD).
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The effects of an increase in the retirement age on health care costs: evidence from administrative data
In this paper, we use unique health record data that cover outpatient care and the associated costs to quantify the health care costs of a sizable...
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Using big data and Population Health Management to assess care and costs for patients with severe mental disorders and move toward a value-based payment system
BackgroundMental health (MH) care often exhibits uneven quality and poor coordination of physical and MH needs, especially for patients with severe...
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Medical care costs at the end of life among older adults with cancer: a national health insurance data-based cohort study
ObjectiveAlong with aging, the elderly population with cancers is increasing. The costs of end-of-life (EOL) care are particularly high among cancer...
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The Impact of Digital Health Interventions for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes on Health and Social Care Utilisation and Costs: A Systematic Review
BackgroundDigital health interventions such as smartphone applications (mHealth) or Internet resources (eHealth) are increasingly used to improve the...
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Pain-related health care costs for long-term care residents
BackgroundWe tested for differences in direct health care costs among long-term care (LTC) residents age 65 and older with clinically significant...
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Association of the Range of Outpatient Services Provided by Primary Care Physicians with Subsequent Health Care Costs and Utilization
BackgroundBroader primary care practice range of services (ROS), defined as the diversity of professional services delivered, is associated with...
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Health Care Resource Utilization and Costs for Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Findings from a Retrospective US Claims Database Analysis
IntroductionSpinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neurogenic disorder associated with progressive loss of muscle function, respiratory failure, and...
