Something we all know, the tab continues to increase..the percentage numbers of the areas cited here with growth seems to be a reflection on what is happening in today's hospitals....BD
U.S. hospitals charged $873 billion in 2005 - a nearly 90 percent increase from the $462 billion charged in 1997 - according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research. The 2005 bill, which is adjusted for inflation, represents the total amount charged for 39 million hospital stays.
For 10 conditions, the growth was greater than the average of all hospital stays:
- Sepsis - 189 percent
- Chest pain - 181 percent
- Respiratory failure - 171 percent
- Back pain - 170 percent
- Osteoarthritis - 165 percent
- Irregular heart beat - 131 percent
- Procedure complications- 120 percent
- Congestive heart failure - 117 percent
- Medical device complications - 113 percent
- Diabetes - 97 percent
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