| Title |
“How Much Will I Get Charged for This?” Patient Charges for Top Ten Diagnoses in the Emergency Department
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0055491 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nolan Caldwell, Tanja Srebotnjak, Tiffany Wang, Renee Hsia |
| Abstract |
We examined the charges, their variability, and respective payer group for diagnosis and treatment of the ten most common outpatient conditions presenting to the Emergency department (ED). |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 52% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 8% |
| Canada | 4 | 6% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 2% |
| China | 1 | 2% |
| Tunisia | 1 | 2% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 16 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 38 | 59% |
| Scientists | 11 | 17% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 6 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 117 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 22 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 21 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 15% |
| Researcher | 15 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 9% |
| Other | 20 | 16% |
| Unknown | 16 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 35% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 10 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 20 | 16% |
| Unknown | 23 | 19% |