COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Italy: an application of the synthetic control method to investigate the trajectory of diagnosis-related group 79 and its counterfactual during 2010–2021
The SCM identifies a causal link between COVID-19 and DRG 79 in Italy. Hopefully, future contributions will utilize SCM (and causal inference in general) in health care decision-making within the Italian National Health Service.
Authors
- Carlo Lazzaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4795-1834)
- Angelo Guido Corsico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8716-4694)
- Giovanni Fattore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6545-2110)
Institutions
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Bocconi University (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research
- Published
- 2025-03-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14737167.2025.2482661
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00