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McIntyre RS, Higa S, Doan QV, Amari D, Oliveri D, Gillard P, Harrington A. Place of care and costs associated with acute episodes and remission in bipolar I disorder. J Med Econ 2022; 25:1110-1117. [PMID: 36082506 DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2022.2120264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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AIMS To our knowledge, literature describing the place of care and associated costs during acute bipolar I disorder (BP-I) episodes is limited. We conducted a claims-based retrospective study to address this gap. MATERIALS AND METHODS Adults with BP-I were identified via IBM MarketScan Commercial and Medicare Supplemental databases. The acute episode index date was defined by ≥1 inpatient BP-I claim(s) or ≥1 outpatient or ≥3 outpatient BP-I claims (depending on visit type) in a 2-week (manic/mixed) or 4-week (depressive) period. Likely acute episodes were defined as 3- and 6-week periods for manic/mixed and depressive episodes, respectively; total mental health-related medical costs (health plan + patient) were collected during these intervals and stratified by setting (inpatient versus outpatient). Initial and subsequent episodes were captured; data were reported in subgroups without and with clozapine use, a proxy for disease severity. The remission index date was the earliest outpatient claim with a bipolar remission diagnosis with no acute episode or treatment. Remission costs were collected over a 3-month period. All results were analyzed descriptively. RESULTS A total of 41,516 patients with 130,221 acute manic/mixed episodes and 47,763 patients with 149,207 acute depressive episodes met the study criteria. Over 84% of acute episodes were treated in outpatient settings. Mental health-related medical costs for manic/mixed episodes were $15,444 for inpatient and $1,577 for outpatient settings; inpatient and outpatient costs for depressive episodes were $17,376 and $2,154, respectively. Health plans covered approximately 78% of medical costs for both episode types with and without prior clozapine use. A total of 8,143 patients met remission criteria; the total 3-month outpatient costs were $1,225. CONCLUSIONS Most BP-I acute manic/mixed or depressive episodes were treated in the outpatient setting. Episodes with inpatient care were 8-10 times more costly than outpatient-only episodes. Health plans covered most medical costs, but additional patient-incurred out-of-pocket costs remained.
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- Roger S McIntyre
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Sutton S, Magagnoli J, Cummings T, Hardin J, Edun B. Inpatient, Outpatient, and Pharmacy Costs in Patients With and Without HIV in the US Veteran's Affairs Administration System. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care 2020; 18:2325958219855377. [PMID: 31213120 PMCID: PMC6748482 DOI: 10.1177/2325958219855377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objectives: To evaluate the association between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients and medical costs (inpatient, outpatient, pharmacy, total) using a national cohort of HIV-infected Veterans and non-HIV matched controls within the Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Administration system. Design: This study used claims (January 2000 to December 2016) extracted from the VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure and VA Health Economics Resource Center. Cases included Veterans with an International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision/International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision for HIV with at least 1 prescription for a complete antiretroviral therapy regimen (January 2000 to September 2016). Two non-HIV controls were exact matched on race, sex, month, and year of birth. All patients were followed until the earliest of the following: last date of VA activity, death, or December 31, 2016. Results: A total of 79 578 patients (26 526 HIV and 53 052 non-HIV) met all study criteria. The average age was 49.3 years, 38% were black, 32% were white, and 97% were male for both the HIV and control cohorts. Adjusted multivariable logistic regression models demonstrated that HIV was associated with higher odds of incurring a pharmacy cost (odds ratio = 2286.45, 95% confidence interval: 322.79-16 195.82), 4-fold, and 2-fold higher odds of incurring both outpatient and inpatient costs compared to the matched controls, respectively. In adjusted multivariable gamma generalized linear models, HIV-positive patients had an almost 4-fold, 17-fold, and almost 2-fold higher cost than matched controls in total, pharmacy, and outpatient costs, respectively. Conclusions: This study found an association between HIV-positive patients having higher odds of incurring a medical cost as well as higher medical costs compared to non-HIV controls.
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- Scott Sutton
- 1 Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.,2 Dorn Research Institute, WJB Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Columbia, SC, USA
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- 1 Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.,2 Dorn Research Institute, WJB Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Columbia, SC, USA
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- 2 Dorn Research Institute, WJB Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Columbia, SC, USA
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- 2 Dorn Research Institute, WJB Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Columbia, SC, USA.,3 Biostatistics Division, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- 4 Division of Infectious Diseases, WJB Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Columbia, SC, USA
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Byng D, Lutter JI, Wacker ME, Jörres RA, Liu X, Karrasch S, Schulz H, Vogelmeier C, Holle R. Determinants of healthcare utilization and costs in COPD patients: first longitudinal results from the German COPD cohort COSYCONET. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2019; 14:1423-1439. [PMID: 31308648 PMCID: PMC6616193 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s201899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background In light of overall increasing healthcare expenditures, it is mandatory to study determinants of future costs in chronic diseases. This study reports the first longitudinal results on healthcare utilization and associated costs from the German chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cohort COSYCONET. Material and methods Based on self-reported data of 1904 patients with COPD who attended the baseline and 18-month follow-up visits, direct costs were calculated for the 12 months preceding both examinations. Direct costs at follow-up were regressed on baseline disease severity and other co-variables to identify determinants of future costs. Change score models were developed to identify predictors of cost increases over 18 months. As possible predictors, models included GOLD grade, age, sex, education, smoking status, body mass index, comorbidity, years since COPD diagnosis, presence of symptoms, and exacerbation history. Results Inflation-adjusted mean annual direct costs increased by 5% (n.s., €6,739 to €7,091) between the two visits. Annual future costs were significantly higher in baseline GOLD grades 2, 3, and 4 (factors 1.24, 95%-confidence interval [1.07–1.43], 1.27 [1.09–1.48], 1.57 [1.27–1.93]). A history of moderate or severe exacerbations within 12 months, a comorbidity count >3, and the presence of dyspnea and underweight were significant predictors of cost increase (estimates ranging between + €887 and + €3,679, all p<0.05). Conclusions Higher GOLD grade, comorbidity burden, dyspnea and moderate or severe exacerbations were determinants of elevated future costs and cost increases in COPD. In addition we identified underweight as independent risk factor for an increase in direct healthcare costs over time.
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- Danalyn Byng
- Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz Zentrum München, GmbH - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research , 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.,Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (IBE), Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU) , 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz Zentrum München, GmbH - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research , 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz Zentrum München, GmbH - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research , 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich , 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Biostatistics, Hannover Medical School , 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich , 80336 Munich, Germany.,Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH) - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) , 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH) - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) , 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Marburg, University Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz Zentrum München, GmbH - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research , 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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Tran DA, Coronado AC, Sarker S, Alvi R. Estimating the health care costs of non-melanoma skin cancer in Saskatchewan using physician billing data. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 26:114-118. [PMID: 31043813 DOI: 10.3747/co.26.4557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Introduction Given the high occurrence and morbidity of non-melanoma skin cancer (nmsc), its economic burden on the Canadian health care system is a cause for concern. Despite that relevance, few studies have used patient-level data to calculate the cost of nmsc. The objective of the present study was to use physician billing data to describe the health care costs and service utilization associated with nmsc in Saskatchewan. Methods The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency's cancer registry was used to identify patients diagnosed with nmsc between 2004 and 2008. Treatment services and costs were based on physician billing claims, which detail physician services performed in an outpatient setting. Total and annual outpatient costs for nmsc and mean outpatient cost per person were calculated by skin cell type, lesion site, and geographic location. Service utilization and costs by physician specialty were also explored. Results Total outpatient costs grew 12.08% annually, to $845,954.98 in 2008 from $527,458.76 in 2004. The mean outpatient cost per person was estimated at $397.86. Differences in the cost-per-person estimates were observed when results were stratified by skin cell type ($403.41 for basal cell carcinoma vs. $377.85 for squamous cell carcinoma), lesion site ($425.27 for the face vs. $317.80 for an upper limb), and geographic location ($415.07 urban vs. $363.48 rural). Investigation of service utilization found that 92.14% of treatment was delivered by general practice and plastic surgery/otolaryngology physicians; dermatology delivered only 6.33% of services. Conclusions Our results underestimate the direct costs of nmsc because inpatient services and non-physician costs were not included in the calculations. The present research represents a first step in understanding the cost burden of nmsc in Saskatchewan.
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- D A Tran
- Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, Saskatoon, SK
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- Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, Saskatoon, SK
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- Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, Saskatoon, SK
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