Objectives: To identify the asthma prevalence rate, the total healthcare and asthma-related treatment costs, and the … medical and pharmacy costs associated with different asthma medication usage patterns in a managed-care organisation (MCO … second diagnosis field of the medical claims, and the total healthcare and asthma-related costs were determined. A …

costs shows that those individuals with more high-risk behaviors are associated with higher healthcare costs compared with … those with low-risk behaviors. The concept of excess costs associated with excess risks is a calculation of theoretical … maximum percent savings for an entire group assuming everyone reduces to low risk, and changes in healthcare costs follow the …

Objective: To determine whether the increased acquisition costs associated with the atypical antipsychotic risperidone … following the initial prescription (post1 and post2). Costs were discounted to the index date. Perspective: Payor (South … mental healthcare expenditures, the remaining component costs were investigated to identify where the difference was offset …

outcomes and contain costs. Objective: To explore the costs, outcomes, and effects of outcomes on costs of pressure and venous …. Costs excluded supportive treatments. Results: 26 studies of three pressure ulcer protocols (n = 519) and three venous ulcer … relief, nutritional support and incontinence management; venous ulcers required gradient compression. Costs per patient …

comprehensive healthcare payor, treatment was associated with cost savings (inclusive of drug costs) relative to no treatment … pivotal clinical trials with galantamine and included drug costs, indicate that galantamine treatment may result in cost …

- to 3-fold compared with interferon-alpha, because of lower acquisition costs. In conclusion, lamivudine is useful in a …

in the process of estimating a national set of provincial standard costs for healthcare services in Canada. Participants …

Objective: To compare various strategies for antibacterial administration in terms of patient outcomes, overall costs …. Direct medical costs were estimated. The perspective adopted was that of the healthcare system (hospital budget; third … direct medical costs with no harmful effect on patient outcomes or quality of care provided. Such a policy appears to be a …

Objective: To support policy-making for patients with diabetes mellitus we compared the costs and effectiveness of … glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) values and fasting blood glucose levels, and direct healthcare costs of insulin therapy. Costs were … patient healthcare costs during 1 year of follow-up averaged NLG2467. In the secondary care setting (n = 45) healthcare costs …