Avoidable delayed treatment U.S. healthcare costs by settings of care 2012

This statistic shows the estimated avoidable healthcare costs due to delayed evidence-based treatment practice in the United States in 2012, by settings of care. In that year, outpatient care created a total of 19.8 billion U.S. dollars in avoidable costs. Total avoidable delayed evidence-based treatment practice healthcare costs reached 39.5 billion U.S. dollars in that year. Expected increase in insurance coverage, chronic diseases, and an aging population may place further stresses on the need for proper medication use to prevent avoidable healthcare costs.

本统计数据揭示了2012年美国因延迟基于证据的治疗实践而造成的估算可避免医疗保健成本，按护理环境分类。当年，门诊护理产生了总计198亿美元的潜在可避免成本。当年，总的可避免延迟基于证据的治疗实践医疗保健成本达到了395亿美元。预期保险覆盖范围的增加、慢性疾病和老龄化人口的加剧可能进一步加大对合理用药以防止潜在医疗保健成本的需求压力。