Hospital Costs of Injection Drug Use in Florida
Austin Coye, Kasha Bornstein, Tyler S. Bartholomew, Hua Li, Stanley Wong, Naveed Z. Janjua, Hansel Tookes, Joan E. St. Onge
Abstract
People who inject drugs (PWID) experience significant injection-related infections (IRIs) at significant healthcare system cost. This study used and validated an algorithm based on the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, to estimate hospitalized PWID populations, assess the total statewide morbidity for IRIs among PWID, and calculate associated costs of care.
Topics & Concepts
Injection drug useMedicineHealth careDrugIRIS (biosensor)Emergency medicineIntensive care medicineEnvironmental healthMedical emergencyDrug injectionPharmacologyComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceEconomicsBiometricsEconomic growthHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis