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Cost Analysis of Integrative Inpatient Treatment Based on DRG Data : The Example of Anthroposophic Medicine
Joint Authors
Fiori, Wolfgang
Heusser, Peter
Ostermann, Thomas
Heinz, Jürgen
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Much work has been done to evaluate the outcome of integrative inpatient treatment but scarcely the costs.
This paper evaluates the costs for inpatient treatment in three anthroposophic hospitals (AHs).
Material and Methods.
Cost and performance data from a total of 23,180 cases were analyzed and compared to national reference data.
Subgroup analysis was performed between the cases with and without anthroposophic medical complex (AMC) treatment.
Results.
Costs and length of stay in the cases without AMC displayed no relevant differences compared to the national reference data.
In contrast the inlier cases with AMC caused an average of € 1,394 more costs.
However costs per diem were not higher than those in the national reference data.
Hence, the delivery of AMC was associated with a prolonged length of stay.
46.6% of the cases with AMC were high outliers.
Only 10.6% of the inlier cases with AMC were discharged before reaching the mean length of stay of each DRG.
Discussion.
Treatment in an AH is not generally associated with an increased use of resources.
However, the provision of AMC leads to a prolonged length of stay and cannot be adequately reimbursed by the current G-DRG system.
Due to the heterogeneity of the patient population, an additional payment should be negotiated individually.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Heinz, Jürgen& Fiori, Wolfgang& Heusser, Peter& Ostermann, Thomas. 2013. Cost Analysis of Integrative Inpatient Treatment Based on DRG Data : The Example of Anthroposophic Medicine. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495623
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Heinz, Jürgen…[et al.]. Cost Analysis of Integrative Inpatient Treatment Based on DRG Data : The Example of Anthroposophic Medicine. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495623
American Medical Association (AMA)
Heinz, Jürgen& Fiori, Wolfgang& Heusser, Peter& Ostermann, Thomas. Cost Analysis of Integrative Inpatient Treatment Based on DRG Data : The Example of Anthroposophic Medicine. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495623
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495623