Lower household income associated with higher pediatric inpatient costs
Image: PD 1. Lower community-level annual household income was found to be associated with inpatient pediatric costs 4.1-8.3% higher than ...
Tag: healthcare costs
Pay for performance has modest effect on hypertension care
Image: PD 1. A typical study physician randomized to receive incentives targeted at the individual practitioner with a panel size ...
High-dose prophylaxis for hemophilia increases costs with minimal benefit
Image: PD 1. High-dose prophylaxis for severe hemophilia increases total cost of care. 2. Compared to intermediate-doses, high-dose prophylaxis reduces bleeding ...
Industry influences on expert panels contribute to over-diagnosis
Image: PD 1. Over the past decade, 63% of panels proposing changes in disease definitions elected to widen the definition, ...
Institute of Medicine identifies cost variation between geographic regions
Image: PD 1. Institute of Medicine reports a correlation between geography and cost and quality data in the Medicare population. ...
Most physicians point to others to control healthcare costs
Image: PD 1. US physicians feel that they are not the major players in controlling healthcare costs. 2. A majority ...
