Table 6 Healthcare resource utilization and costs during one year after birth
Treated hemolytic NHB cohort (N = 765) | Matched non-NHB cohort (N = 765) | p-value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
All-cause healthcare resource use | |||
Inpatient | |||
Readmission within 30-days after birth, n (%) | 60 (7.8) | 14 (1.8) | < 0.001 |
Inpatient admission from 31 days to one year after birth | 36 (4.7) | 24 (3.1) | 0.109 |
Emergency room visits, n (%) | 138 (18.0) | 125 (16.3) | 0.378 |
Number of visits, mean (SD) | 1.3 (0.72) | 1.2 (0.50) | 0.690 |
Physician office visits, n (%) | 763 (99.7) | 745 (97.4) | < 0.001 |
Number of visits, mean (SD) | 12.2 (5.44) | 10.7 (4.92) | < 0.001 |
Other outpatient visits2, n (%) | 763 (99.7) | 736 (96.2) | < 0.001 |
Number of visits, mean (SD) | 11.3 (7.25) | 8.3 (7.28) | < 0.001 |
Prescription fills, n (%) | 533 (69.7) | 486 (63.5) | 0.009 |
Number of fills, mean (SD) | 4.3 (4.36) | 3.9 (3.94) | 0.140 |
All-cause healthcare costs, mean (SD), 2017 USD | |||
Newborns | |||
Medical costs | $21,407 ($60,808) | $12,784 ($71,669) | < 0.001 |
Inpatient (including birth hospitalization) | $16,679 ($58,723) | $8865 ($70,060) | < 0.001 |
Emergency department | $279 ($850) | $235 ($749) | 0.199 |
Physician office visits | $1,443 ($847) | $1,248 ($864) | < 0.001 |
Other outpatient visits | $3,006 ($4,096) | $2,436 ($3,712) | < 0.001 |
Pharmacy costs | $149 ($359) | $202 ($1494) | 0.038 |
Total newborn medical and pharmacy costs | $21,556 ($60,823) | $12,986 ($72,164) | < 0.001 |
Incremental all-cause healthcare costs | |||
Treated hemolytic NHB newborn incremental costs | $8,570 ($82,379) | ||
Mother’s delivery incremental costs3 | $813 ($12,922) | ||
Total incremental costs | $9,383 ($84,478) | ||