Economic Analysis of Mandated Protocolized Sepsis Care in New York Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Initial evidence suggests that state-level regulatory mandates for sepsis quality improvement are associated with decreased sepsis mortality. However, sepsis mandates require financial investments on the part of hospitals and may lead to increased spending. We evaluated the effects of the 2013 New York State sepsis regulations on the costs of care for patients hospitalized with sepsis.

Design

Retrospective cohort study using state discharge data from the U.S. Healthcare Costs and Utilization Project and a comparative interrupted time series analytic approach. Costs were calculated from admission-level charge data using hospital-specific cost-to-charge ratios.

Setting

General, short stay, acute care hospitals in New York, and four control states: Florida, Ma

SUBMITTER: Bourne DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7875140 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature