Margolis DJ, Malay DS, Hoffstad OJ, Leonard CE, MaCurdy T, Tan Y, Molina T, de Nava KL, Siegel KL, et al.
. Date of publication 2011 Mar 8;volume ():.
1. Economic burden of diabetic foot ulcers and amputations: Data Points #3.
Margolis DJ(1)(2), Malay DS(1)(3), Hoffstad OJ(1), Leonard CE(1), MaCurdy T(4),
Tan Y(4), Molina T(4), de Nava KL(4), Siegel KL(5).
In: Data Points Publication Series [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2011-.
2011 Mar 08.
Author information:
(1) University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Developing Evidence to Inform
Decisions about Effectiveness (DEcIDE) Center, Center for Clinical Epidemiology
and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
(2) Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine,
Philadelphia, PA
(3) Director of Podiatric Research and Staff Surgeon, Ankle and Foot Medical
Centers of the Delaware Valley; Department of Surgery, Penn Presbyterian Medical
Center; and Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and
Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
(4) Acumen LLC DEcIDE Center, Burlingame, CA
(5) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
Beneficiaries with a diabetic foot ulcer are seen by their outpatient health care
provider about 14 times per year and are hospitalized about 1.5 times per year.
The cost of care for these beneficiaries is substantial, at about $33,000 for
total reimbursement of all Medicare services per year. Beneficiaries with a lower
extremity amputation are seen by their outpatient health care provider about 12
times per year and are hospitalized about 2 times per year. The cost of care for
these beneficiaries is substantial, at about $52,000 for total reimbursement of
all Medicare services per year.
PMID: 22049568
