Hospitalization costs higher in those with vision loss

In an analysis of more than 24,000 hospitalized patients, researchers found those with vision loss experienced longer mean length of stays, higher readmission rates, and higher costs during their stay and after discharge.
“We found that patients with vision loss used more health care resources and had higher costs and readmission rates than those without vision loss. Vision loss among hospitalized patients contributed to excess health costs of more than $500 million annually,” study co-author Alan R. Morse, JD, PhD, told Healio.com/OSN.
Researchers evaluated 12,330 Medicare

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