Inpatient Hospital Costs for COVID-19 Patients in the United States.

Robert L OhsfeldtCasey Kar-Chan ChoongPatrick L Mc CollamHamed AbedtashKari A KeltonRussel T Burge

Published in: Advances in therapy (2021)

The burden from COVID-19 in terms of hospital and ICU costs and LOS has been substantial, though significant decreases in cost and LOS and increases in the share of hospital discharges to home were observed from April to December 2020. These estimates will be useful for inputs to economic models, disease burden forecasts, and local healthcare resource planning.

Keyphrases

healthcare
acute care
sars cov
coronavirus disease
adverse drug
intensive care unit
mental health
risk factors
palliative care
emergency department
mechanical ventilation
social media
electronic health record