Medicare Reimbursement Attributable to Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection in the Inpatient Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.

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Medicare Reimbursement Attributable to Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection in the Inpatient Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.

Med Care. 2014 Apr 1;

Authors: Yi SH, Baggs J, Gould CV, Scott RD, Jernigan JA

Abstract
BACKGROUND:: Most catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are considered preventable and thus a potential target for health care quality improvement and cost savings.
OBJECTIVES:: We sought to estimate excess Medicare reimbursement, length of stay, and inpatient death associated with CAUTI among hospitalized beneficiaries.
RESEARCH DESIGN:: Using a retrospective cohort design with linked Medicare inpatient claims and National Healthcare Safety Network data from 2009, we compared Medicare reimbursement between Medicare beneficiaries with and without CAUTIs.
SUBJECTS:: Fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older with continuous coverage of parts A (hospital insurance) and B (supplementary medical insurance).
RESULTS:: We found that beneficiaries with CAUTI had higher median Medicare reimbursement [intensive care unit (ICU): $8548, non-ICU: $1479) and length of stay (ICU: 8.1 d, non-ICU: 3.6 d) compared with those without CAUTI controlling for potential confounding factors. Odds of inpatient death were higher among beneficiaries with versus without CAUTI only among those with an ICU stay (ICU: odds ratio 1.37).
CONCLUSIONS:: Beneficiaries with CAUTI had increased Medicare reimbursement and length of stay compared with those without CAUTI after adjusting for potential confounders.

PMID: 24699236 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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