Researchers from the Department of Dermatology published an article on the financial burden of chronic cutaneous ulcers, which are associated with a wide variety of medical conditions, in the United States. The article, titled “Incremental Health Care Expenditure of Chronic Cutaneous Ulcers in the United States,” was published in JAMA Dermatology, a journal of the American Medical Association.
About the paper
Their research found that chronic cutaneous ulcers were associated with a large increase—$7,582—in annual health care expenditure. Expenses for patients with chronic cutaneous ulcers are increasing, particularly outpatient cost of care and prescription medication expenditure.
The researchers involved are:
- Raghav Tripathi, medical and Master of Public Health student;
- Konrad D. Knusel, medical student;
- Harib H. Ezaldein, dermatology resident;
- Jeremy S. Honaker, assistant professor of dermatology;
- Jeremy S. Bordeaux, professor of dermatology; and
- Jeffrey F. Scott, assistant professor of dermatology.
Read the article through the JAMA Network website.
