PMID: 2125394Nov 1, 1990Paper

Pharmacoeconomics: therapeutic and economic considerations in treating the critically ill patient

DICP : the Annals of Pharmacotherapy
V S Crane

Abstract

The critically ill patient is at high risk for developing complications and, consequently, higher costs of treatment. Because of the high costs associated with these patients, healthcare payers are demanding the development of criteria to ensure cost-effective care. Pharmacists can play an important role in ensuring cost-effective and appropriate care of critically ill patients. The length of hospital stay, the single most important variable influencing the overall cost of patient care, is increased by lack of a structured patient management plan and by the development of complications. Many of these complications are preventable by appropriate drug therapy and monitoring, thus representing the cost factor most controllable by pharmacists. Pharmacists can use newer tools such as cost-effective analysis and clinical decision analysis to identify and utilize drug therapies that result in decreased complications and decreased length of hospital stay, as measured by decreased costs. Equally important is the development of criteria for the appropriate use of drug therapies. Pharmacists must take an active role in working with physicians, nurses, payers, and risk managers.

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

The American Journal of Managed Care
D K SolomonL M Humma
The American Journal of Managed Care
P J Reed
The American Journal of Managed Care
L R Young, L N Justice
The American Journal of Managed Care
N AmarshiS Ensworth
Healthcare Financial Management : Journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association
M S Karpiel
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved