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Observational studyYonsei medical journal2017

Healthcare Costs for Acute Hospitalized and Chronic Heart Failure in South Korea: A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.

Hyemin Ku, Wook Jin Chung, Hae Young Lee, Byung Soo Yoo, Jin Oh Choi, Seoung Woo Han, Jieun Jang, Eui Kyung Lee, Seok Min Kang

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Hyemin KuSchool of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.
Wook Jin ChungDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gachon Cardiovascular Research Institute, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
Hae Young LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Byung Soo YooDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
Jin Oh ChoiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seoung Woo HanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Hwaseong, Korea.
Jieun JangSchool of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.
Eui Kyung LeeSchool of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea. ekyung@skku.edu.
Seok Min KangDivision of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. smkang@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAlthough heart failure (HF) is recognized as a leading contributor to healthcare costs and a significant economic burden worldwide, studies of HF-related costs in South Korea are limited. This study aimed to estimate HF-related costs per Korean patient per year and per visit. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis retrospective cohort study analyzed data obtained from six hospitals in South Korea. Patients with HF who experienced ≥one hospitalization or ≥two outpatient visits between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013 were included. Patients were followed up for 1 year [in Korean won (KRW)].

resultsAmong a total of 500 patients (mean age, 66.1 years; male sex, 54.4%), the mean 1-year HF-related cost per patient was KRW 2,607,173, which included both, outpatient care (KRW 952,863) and inpatient care (KRW 1,654,309). During the post-index period, 22.2% of patients had at least one hospitalization, and their 1-year costs per patient (KRW 8,530,290) were higher than those of patients who had only visited a hospital over a 12-month period (77.8%; KRW 917,029). Among 111 hospitalized patients, the 1-year costs were 1.7-fold greater in patients (n=52) who were admitted to the hospital via the emergency department (ED) than in those (n=59) who were not (KRW 11,040,453 vs. KRW 6,317,942; p<0.001).

conclusionThe majority of healthcare costs for HF patients in South Korea was related to hospitalization, especially admissions via the ED. Appropriate treatment strategies including modification of risk factors to prevent or decrease hospitalization are needed to reduce the economic burden on HF patients.

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Health Care CostsAgedChronic DiseaseDemographyFemaleHealth ExpendituresHealth ResourcesHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansMaleRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesRisk Factorshealthcare costsHeart failurehospitalization

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