Clinical and Cost Impact Analysis of a Novel Prognostic Test for Early Detection of Preterm Birth

• Main Authors: Aaron B. Caughey (Author), John A. F. Zupancic (Author), James M. Greenberg (Author), Susan S. Garfield (Author), Stephen F. Thung (Author), Jay D. Iams (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential impact to the U.S. health care system by adopting a novel test that identifies women at risk for spontaneous preterm birth. Methods A decision-analytic model was developed to assess clinical and cost outcomes over a 1-year...