The Costs of End-of-Life Hospitalizations, 2007

Posted At : November 5, 2009 1:49 PM
Related Categories: Statistics,Births/Deaths,Health/Medical,Prices/Inflation

http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb82.pdf

Presents the latest statistics on the inpatient costs of patients who die in the hospital. The 2007 inpatient death rate was 1.9%, but hospital stays ending in death were responsible for 5.2% or $20 billion of all hospital inpatient costs. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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