Hospitalization costs due to healthcare-associated infections: An analysis of propensity score matching

• Main Authors: Yu Lv (Author), Lan Chen (Author), Wu Yu J. (Author), Qian Xiang (Author), Qiong S. Tang (Author), Feng D. Wang (Author), Hong M. Cai (Author), Kun Zou (Author), Qiong D. Wei (Author), Hua Z. Zhou (Author), Hui Wang (Author), Chen Wang (Author), Jing Chen (Author), Ting L. Li (Author), Ying Fang (Author), Huan Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In 2018, diagnosis-related group-based prospective payment system (DRG-PPS) was implemented nationwide by China that did not fully consider the additional costs caused by healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). HAIs can increase hospitalization costs, but only a few studies have been co...