Analysis of claims data showed reduced utilization and costs among patients with nonintensively treated type 2 diabetes (T2D) using self-monitoring of blood glucose compared with continuous glucose monitoring.
Researchers found that costs were highest for those with hospital-onset clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), lower for those with community onset-health care facility association CDI, and lowest for those with community-associated CDI.
Study authors used data from the Taiwan National Healthcare Insurance Research database and Death Registry for their population-based retrospective cohort study.
Obesity is associated with poor outcomes, increased mortality, and increased rates of mechanical ventilation among patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
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