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Slide 14. Methods: Meta-Analysis Observations
The Asthma Care Return-on-Investment Calculator
Slide presentation describes the Asthma Care Return-on-Investment Calculator.
- Number of studies:
- 76 studies met inclusion criteria
- 52 of them had usable findings
- Number of findings:
- 93 findings for emergency department visits
- 78 findings for hospitalizations
- 57 findings for outpatient visits
- 24 findings for productivity
- 17 findings for medication costs
- 2 findings for cost of ancillary services
- 22 findings for total medical cost
- 2 findings for total indirect costs
Contents
Page last reviewed October 2010
Internet Citation: Slide 14. Methods: Meta-Analysis Observations: The Asthma Care Return-on-Investment Calculator.
October 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/webinars/roicalc/roicalcsld14.html