Lafferty W E, Hopkins S G, Honey J, Harwell J D, Shoemaker P C, Kobayashi J M
Seattle-King County Department of Public Health, AIDS Surveillance Unit, WA 98101.
Am J Public Health. 1988 Aug;78(8):949-52. doi: 10.2105/ajph.78.8.949.
We analyzed Washington State inpatient hospital utilization for 165 AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) cases with 344 hospitalizations from July 1984 through December 1985. We found that mean charges per hospitalization were $9,166 and mean length of stay was 13.3 days. In addition, evaluation of two diagnosis-related groups (DRGs 079 and 398) commonly used for AIDS hospitalizations showed that AIDS hospitalizations were substantially more expensive than non-AIDS hospitalizations within the same diagnosis-related group. AIDS-specific diagnosis-related groups may be necessary to achieve a balance between inpatient charges and reimbursements.
我们分析了1984年7月至1985年12月期间华盛顿州165例艾滋病(获得性免疫缺陷综合征)患者的住院情况,这些患者共住院344次。我们发现,每次住院的平均费用为9166美元,平均住院时长为13.3天。此外,对常用于艾滋病住院治疗的两个诊断相关分组(DRG 079和398)的评估显示,在同一诊断相关分组内,艾滋病住院治疗的费用比非艾滋病住院治疗的费用高得多。可能需要设立艾滋病特定诊断相关分组,以实现住院费用与报销之间的平衡。