ArticleAmerican journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation2020
Impact of Time to Receipt of Prosthesis on Total Healthcare Costs 12 Months Postamputation.
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- The effect of depression on prosthesis prescription in men and women who have undergone a lower limb amputation.Disability and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Wound management, healing, and early prosthetic rehabilitation: Part 1 - A scoping review of healing and non-healing definitions.Canadian prosthetics & orthotics journal · 2024Review
- Wound management, healing, and early prosthetic rehabilitation: Part 2 - A scoping review of physical biomarkers.Canadian prosthetics & orthotics journal · 2024Review
- Differences in Prosthetic Prescription Between Men and Women Veterans After Transtibial or Transfemoral Lower-Extremity Amputation: A Longitudinal Cohort Study (2005-2018).Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- A Prospective Assessment of an Adjustable, Immediate Fit, Subischial Transfemoral Prosthesis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2022Article
- The Value of Health Economics and Outcomes Research in Prosthetics and Orthotics.Canadian prosthetics & orthotics journal · 2021Article
- Clinical Outcome of Transfemoral Direct Socket Interface (Part 2).Canadian prosthetics & orthotics journal · 2021Article
- Value and Applicability of Large Administrative Healthcare Databases in Prosthetics and Orthotics Outcomes Research.Canadian prosthetics & orthotics journal · 2021Article
- Transfemoral Socket Fabrication Method Using Direct Casting: Outcomes Regarding Patient Satisfaction with Device and Services.Canadian prosthetics & orthotics journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective was to assess the impact of a prosthesis and the timing of prosthesis receipt on total direct healthcare costs in the 12-mo postamputation period.
designData on patients with lower limb amputation (n = 510) were obtained from a commercial claims database for retrospective cohort analysis. Generalized linear multivariate modeling was used to determine differences in cost between groups according to timing of prosthesis receipt compared with a control group with no prosthesis.
resultsReceipt of a prosthesis between 0 and 3 mos post lower limb amputation yielded a reduced total cost by approximately 0.23 in log scale within 12 mos after amputation when compared with the no-prosthesis group. Despite the included costs of a prosthesis, individuals who received a prosthesis either at 4-6 mos postamputation or 7-9 mos postamputation incurred costs similar to the no-prosthesis group.
conclusionEarlier receipt of a prosthesis is associated with reduced spending in the 12 mos postamputation of approximately $25,000 compared with not receiving a prosthesis. The results of this study suggest that not providing or delaying the provision of a prosthesis increases costs by about 25%.
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