Discharge status and post-discharge healthcare costs after skeletal-related event hospitalizations among medicare patients with bone metastatic solid tumors or multiple myeloma

Discharge status and post-discharge healthcare costs after skeletal-related event hospitalizations among medicare patients with bone metastatic solid tumors or multiple myeloma

Background: Previous studies have quantified direct inpatient costs of skeletal-related events (SREs); however, costs associated with subsequent post-SRE care have not been examined. Methods: We identified two study cohorts using 2011–2015 Medicare 20% sample data: patients diagnosed with 1) bone me...

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Main Authors: Suying Li, Haifeng Guo, Yi Peng, Tingting Gong, Alan Fu, Debajyoti Bhowmik, Rohini K. Hernandez, Katherine B. Carlson, Kimberly A. Lowe, Jitesh Rana, Shuling Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Bone Oncology
Subjects:
Bone metastasis
Costs
Discharge status
Medicare
Multiple myeloma
Skeletal-related event
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221213742030083X

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