Inpatient Cost Avoidance and Uncompensated Labor Associated With Different Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Care Models
A substantial burden of uncompensated labor was associated with all OPAT modalities; however, coordinating care with skilled nursing facilities was significantly more demanding when adjusted for days of OPAT. All OPAT models generated significant institutional savings, which are typically overestimated as they fail to account for the uncompensated support provided by the ambulatory care staff.
Authors
- Norman Mang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3765-4644)
- Mark J. Arnold
- Brenton Hall
- Michael Lane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2426-8186)
- Laila M Castellino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3184-4850)
- Rory Bouzigard
- Sithembiso S Msibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0993-5966)
- Jacob K Player (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1583-7316)
- Trish M. Perl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9539-2358)
- Li Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0842-9149)
Institutions
- Parkland Health & Hospital System (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf244
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39