Exploring the Impact of Obesity on Health Care Resources and Coding in the Acute Hospital Setting: A Feasibility Study
Obesity is costly, yet there have been few attempts to estimate the actual costs of providing hospital care to the obese inpatient.<b> </b>This study aimed to test the feasibility of measuring obesity-related health care costs and accuracy of coding data for acute inpatients. A prospecti...
Main Authors: | Winnie S. Y. Tan, Adrienne M. Young, Alexandra L. Di Bella, Tracy Comans, Merrilyn Banks |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-11-01
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Series: | Healthcare |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/8/4/459 |
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