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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedMohr NM, Schuette AR, Ullrich F
An economic and health outcome evaluation of telehealth in rural sepsis care: a comparative effectiveness study.
The purpose of this study will be to assess the impact of provider-focused video telehealth in rural hospital emergency departments (ED) on costs and long-term outcomes for patients with sepsis. Using Medicare administrative claims, the researchers will compare telehealth-subscribing hospitals and control hospitals to assess the differences in total health care expenditures, category-specific costs, length of stay, readmissions, and mortality. The researchers intend for the study results to demonstrate the association between telehealth utilization and sepsis care total expenditures.
AHRQ-funded; HS025753.
Citation: Mohr NM, Schuette AR, Ullrich F .
An economic and health outcome evaluation of telehealth in rural sepsis care: a comparative effectiveness study.
J Comp Eff Res 2022 Jul;11(10):703-16. doi: 10.2217/cer-2022-0019..
Keywords: Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Sepsis, Rural Health, Healthcare Costs
Bourne DS, Davis BS, Gigli KH
Economic analysis of mandated protocolized sepsis care in New York hospitals.
Investigators evaluated the effects of the 2013 New York State sepsis regulations on the costs of care for patients hospitalized with sepsis. They found that mandated protocolized sepsis care was not associated with significant changes in hospital costs in patients hospitalized with sepsis in New York State.
AHRQ-funded; HS025146.
Citation: Bourne DS, Davis BS, Gigli KH .
Economic analysis of mandated protocolized sepsis care in New York hospitals.
Crit Care Med 2020 Oct;48(10):1411-18. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004514..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Sepsis, Healthcare Costs, Hospitalization, Hospitals
Kempker JA, Martin GS
Severity and timing of onset drive economic costs and clinical outcomes with sepsis.
Sepsis disproportionately affects older adults (mean age, 65 yr); is predominantly community acquired (87%); is expensive (mean hospital costs $21,500); and is associated with high hospital mortality (one in eight patients) and high rates of 30-day readmission for survivors (one in eight patients). In this editorial, the authors discuss an article- by Paoli et al, published in 2018 in Volume 46 of Critical Care Medicine- on sepsis epidemiology.
AHRQ-funded; HS025240.
Citation: Kempker JA, Martin GS .
Severity and timing of onset drive economic costs and clinical outcomes with sepsis.
Crit Care Med 2018 Dec;46(12):2043-44. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003376..
Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Mortality, Outcomes, Sepsis
Valley TS, Nallamothu BK, Heung M
Hospital variation in renal replacement therapy for sepsis in the United States.
This retrospective cohort study estimated the risk- and reliability-adjusted rate of acute renal replacement therapy use for patients with sepsis and acute kidney injury at each hospital sampled by the Nationwide Inpatient Sample in 2011. The investigators examined the association between hospital-specific renal replacement therapy rate and in-hospital mortality and hospital costs after adjusting for patient and hospital characteristics.
AHRQ-funded; HS020672.
Citation: Valley TS, Nallamothu BK, Heung M .
Hospital variation in renal replacement therapy for sepsis in the United States.
Crit Care Med 2018 Feb;46(2):e158-e65. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000002878..
Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Utilization, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospitals, Sepsis