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Is There Extra Cost of Institutional Care for MS Patients?
Joint Authors
Bajorska, Alina
Noyes, Katia
Weinstock-Guttman, Bianca
Mukamel, Dana B.
Source
Multiple Sclerosis International
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Throughout life, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) require increasing levels of support, rehabilitative services, and eventual skilled nursing facility (SNF) care.
There are concerns that access to SNF care for MS patients is limited because of perceived higher costs of their care.
This study compares costs of caring for an MS patient versus those of a typical SNF patient.
We merged SNF cost report data with the 2001–2006 Nursing Home Minimum Data Set (MDS) to calculate percentage of MS residents-days and facility case-mix indices (CMIs).
We estimated the average facility daily cost using hybrid cost functions, adjusted for facility ownership, average facility wages, CMI-adjusted number of SNF days, and percentage of MS residents-days.
We describe specific characteristics of SNF with high and low MS volumes and examine any sources of variation in cost.
MS patients were no longer more costly than typical SNF patients.
A greater proportion of MS patients had no significant effect on facility daily costs (P=0.26).
MS patients were more likely to receive care in government-owned facilities (OR = 1.904) located in the Western (OR = 2.133) and Midwestern (OR = 1.3) parts of the USA (P<0.05).
Cost of SNF care is not a likely explanation for the perceived access barriers that MS patients face.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Noyes, Katia& Bajorska, Alina& Weinstock-Guttman, Bianca& Mukamel, Dana B.. 2013. Is There Extra Cost of Institutional Care for MS Patients?. Multiple Sclerosis International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492642
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Noyes, Katia…[et al.]. Is There Extra Cost of Institutional Care for MS Patients?. Multiple Sclerosis International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492642
American Medical Association (AMA)
Noyes, Katia& Bajorska, Alina& Weinstock-Guttman, Bianca& Mukamel, Dana B.. Is There Extra Cost of Institutional Care for MS Patients?. Multiple Sclerosis International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492642
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492642