Impact of exacerbations on health care cost and resource utilization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with chronic bronchitis from a predominantly Medicare population | Zendy

Margaret K. Pasquale | Zendy; Sun | Zendy; Сонг | Zendy; Hartnett | Zendy; Stemkowski | Zendy

Open Access

Impact of exacerbations on health care cost and resource utilization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with chronic bronchitis from a predominantly Medicare population

Author(s) -

Margaret K. Pasquale,

Sun,

Сонг,

Hartnett,

Stemkowski

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of copd

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1178-2005

pISSN - 1176-9106

DOI - 10.2147/copd.s36997

Subject(s) - medicine , exacerbation , copd , chronic bronchitis , bronchitis , population , intensive care medicine , obstructive lung disease , emergency medicine , environmental health

Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) lead to significant increases in resource utilization and cost to the health care system. COPD patients with chronic bronchitis and a history of exacerbations pose an additional burden to the system. This study examined health care utilization and cost among these patients.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research