Medicare Reimbursement Attributable to Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection in the Inpatient Setting A Retrospective Cohort Analysis

作者：Yi Sarah H^*; Baggs James; Gould Carolyn V; Scott Robert D II; Jernigan John A

来源：Medical Care, 2014, 52(6): 469-478.

DOI：10.1097/MLR.0000000000000106

• catheter-associated urinary tract infection
• Medicare
• reimbursement
• health care-associated infection
• claims data
• health care costs
• mortality
• regression analysis

Background:Most catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are considered preventable and thus a potential target for health care quality improvement and cost savings.Objectives:We sought to estimate excess Medicare reimbursement, length of stay, and inpatient death associated with CAUTI among hospitalized beneficiaries.Research Design:Using a retrospective cohort design with linked Medicare inpatient claims and National Healthcare Safety Network data from 2009, we compared Medicare reimbursement between Medicare beneficiaries with and without CAUTIs.Subjects:Fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older with continuous coverage of parts A (hospital insurance) and B (supplementary medical insurance).Results:We found that beneficiaries with CAUTI had higher median Medicare reimbursement [intensive care unit (ICU): $8548, non-ICU: $1479) and length of stay (ICU: 8.1 d, non-ICU: 3.6 d) compared with those without CAUTI controlling for potential confounding factors. Odds of inpatient death were higher among beneficiaries with versus without CAUTI only among those with an ICU stay (ICU: odds ratio 1.37).Conclusions:Beneficiaries with CAUTI had increased Medicare reimbursement and length of stay compared with those without CAUTI after adjusting for potential confounders.

• 出版日期2014-6