The Direct and Indirect Cost Burden of AcuteCoronary Syndrome

• DOI: 10.1097/jom.0b013e31820290f4
• Publication Date: 2010-12-28T04:16:41Z
• Authors: Stephen S. Johnston; Suellen Curkendall; Dinara Makenbaeva; Essy Mozaffari; Ron Goetzel; Wayne Burton; Ross Maclean
• Keywords: Medical costs; Direct cost; Health Economics

Quantify the incremental health care costs and workplace absence short-term disability costs, to payers employers, of patients hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Retrospective study using medical insurance claims years 2002 2007. Patients were aged 18 64 ACS between January 1, 2003, December 31, 2006; comparison without evidence artery disease also selected. The impact was estimated weighted regression.30,200 Incremental annual direct $40,671 (P < 0.001). For indirect cost sub-analyses, $999 0.001) insignificant = 0.314) but from a small sample (N 416).Patients with impose substantial burden on employers employers. Acute is more costly than other conditions that are common among employed persons. Rehospitalizations after initial hospitalization represent large portion cost.