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[Approximation to the cost of occupational diseases treated in seven hospitals in Spain]
Fernando G Benavides1, Claudia Palma-Vasquez2, José María Ramada3
1CiSAL-Centro de Investigación en Salud Laboral, Departamento de Ciencias Experimentales y de la Salud, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, España; IMIM-Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, España; CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España.
Objective:
To estimate the hospital cost of a sample of cases treated in seven hospitals of the National Health System in several Spanish cities.
Method:
Study based on 78 cases of occupational disease recognized by the social security, and previously treated in hospitals in Badalona, Barcelona, Ferrol, Gijón, Girona, Madrid and Vigo between 2017 and 2019.
Results:
The healthcare activity generated by these hospitals to attend these processes involved a total cost of 282,927€.
Conclusions:
It is urgent to improve the coordination between the two public health systems, the social security health care system and the National Health System.
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