RWD57 Emergency and Inpatient COVID-19 Service Utilization and Its Stratification Based on Comorbid Conditions

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ObjectiveInsights on COVID-19 Inpatient and Emergency Utilization and To Stratify them Based on Comorbid Conditions in the US.BackgroundEver since the very first case of COVID-19 was detected, many studies have been carried out to identify the various aspects of this multifaceted challenging disease. The disease has infected humans of all ages, gender, race and ethnicity. It was observed that the disease manifested differently in individuals with different comorbid conditions. This study was intended to identify emergency and inpatient healthcare service utilization in COVID-19 patients based on underlying Comorbid conditions.MethodIn this study, the total number of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 from March 2020 to March 2021 were identified using Optum’s de-identified administrative claims database and the percentage utilization was calculated. Further stratification of utilization of emergency and inpatient services will be done based on comorbid conditions.ResultA total of 750,612 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 from March 2020 to March 2021 were included in the analysis. Out of these 187,389 and 120,709 patients utilized the emergency and inpatient services amounting to 24.96% and 16.08% respectively. We would further see which comorbid conditions lead to maximum utilization of these services.ConclusionThe study observed that around one fourth of the population infected required emergency services and there was also a substantial increase in inpatient service utilization. Further analysis is to be done to see how the underlying comorbid conditions influenced the percentage utilization of these services. ObjectiveInsights on COVID-19 Inpatient and Emergency Utilization and To Stratify them Based on Comorbid Conditions in the US. Insights on COVID-19 Inpatient and Emergency Utilization and To Stratify them Based on Comorbid Conditions in the US. BackgroundEver since the very first case of COVID-19 was detected, many studies have been carried out to identify the various aspects of this multifaceted challenging disease. The disease has infected humans of all ages, gender, race and ethnicity. It was observed that the disease manifested differently in individuals with different comorbid conditions. This study was intended to identify emergency and inpatient healthcare service utilization in COVID-19 patients based on underlying Comorbid conditions. Ever since the very first case of COVID-19 was detected, many studies have been carried out to identify the various aspects of this multifaceted challenging disease. The disease has infected humans of all ages, gender, race and ethnicity. It was observed that the disease manifested differently in individuals with different comorbid conditions. This study was intended to identify emergency and inpatient healthcare service utilization in COVID-19 patients based on underlying Comorbid conditions. MethodIn this study, the total number of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 from March 2020 to March 2021 were identified using Optum’s de-identified administrative claims database and the percentage utilization was calculated. Further stratification of utilization of emergency and inpatient services will be done based on comorbid conditions. In this study, the total number of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 from March 2020 to March 2021 were identified using Optum’s de-identified administrative claims database and the percentage utilization was calculated. Further stratification of utilization of emergency and inpatient services will be done based on comorbid conditions. ResultA total of 750,612 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 from March 2020 to March 2021 were included in the analysis. Out of these 187,389 and 120,709 patients utilized the emergency and inpatient services amounting to 24.96% and 16.08% respectively. We would further see which comorbid conditions lead to maximum utilization of these services. A total of 750,612 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 from March 2020 to March 2021 were included in the analysis. Out of these 187,389 and 120,709 patients utilized the emergency and inpatient services amounting to 24.96% and 16.08% respectively. We would further see which comorbid conditions lead to maximum utilization of these services. ConclusionThe study observed that around one fourth of the population infected required emergency services and there was also a substantial increase in inpatient service utilization. Further analysis is to be done to see how the underlying comorbid conditions influenced the percentage utilization of these services. The study observed that around one fourth of the population infected required emergency services and there was also a substantial increase in inpatient service utilization. Further analysis is to be done to see how the underlying comorbid conditions influenced the percentage utilization of these services.