Temporal trends in healthcare resource utilization and costs following acute myocardial infarction.
Isr J Health Policy Res
; 9(1): 6, 2020 02 12.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with greater utilization of healthcare resources and financial expenditure.OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate temporal trends in healthcare resource utilization and costs following AMI throughout 2003-2015.METHODS:
AMI patients who survived the first year following hospitalization in a tertiary medical center (Soroka University Medical Center) throughout 2002-2012 were included and followed until 2015. Length of the in-hospital stay (LOS), emergency department (ED), primary care, outpatient consulting clinic visits and other ambulatory services, and their costs, were evaluated and compared annually over time.RESULTS:
Overall 8047 patients qualified for the current study; mean age 65.0 (SD = 13.6) years, 30.3% women. During follow-up, LOS and the number of primary care visits has decreased significantly. However, ED and consultant visits as well as ambulatory-services utilization has increased. Total costs have decreased throughout this period. Multivariate analysis, adjusted for potential confounders, showed as significant trend of decrease in LOS and ambulatory-services utilization, yet an increase in ED visits with no change in total costs.CONCLUSIONS:
Despite a decline in utilization of most healthcare services throughout the investigated decade, healthcare expenditure has not changed. Further evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of long-term resource allocation following AMI is warranted. Nevertheless, we believe more intense ambulatory follow-up focusing on secondary prevention and early detection, as well as high-quality outpatient chest pain unit are warranted.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Fatores de Tempo
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Recursos em Saúde
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Infarto do Miocárdio
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Israel