Follow-up survey of inpatients with AIDS and HIV infection: economic impact on hospitals in North Carolina.
This study is a 2-year follow-up to a 1987-1988 survey of North Carolina hospitals regarding hospital utilization by patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Almost 99% of the state's hospitals participated in the re-survey for the fiscal year 1989-1990. The number of general hospitals treating these patients grew by 57%; HIV/AIDS inpatients increased by 189% from 540 to 1,561. Total general hospital charges for HIV/AIDS inpatients increased from $7,685,000 to $26,957,000, an increase of 251%. Of these charges the amount that was uncompensated by insurance increased by 293% to $7,733,000. Fifteen large tertiary general hospitals treated 80% of the HIV/AIDS inpatients and accounted for $6,093,000 (79%) of the uncompensated charges related to these patients.
Campbell
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Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Kory
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WP
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017722:Hospital Charges / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007350:Insurance, Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D010067:Ownership / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States