title: Impact of case management on hospital charges of PWAs in Georgia.
abstract: To determine the effects of case management in controlling hospital based costs for persons with AIDS (PWAs), a retrospective review of records of deceased PWAs was performed. The study compared diagnosis-to-death hospital charges for PWAs who received care under a care management model (n = 60) with PWAs receiving care within a non-case managed approach (n = 60). Hospital charges were adjusted for inflation. PWAs receiving care within the case managed model had significantly lower hospital-based changes than the non-case managed group. Additionally, PWAs in the case managed group lived significantly longer between HIV diagnosis and death, and lived longer between their first AIDS-related hospital admission and death.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sowell
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Gueldner
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Killeen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lowenstein
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fuszard
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Swansburg
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D005249:Fees and Charges; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D012189:Retrospective Studies