Journal article
The burden of skin disease in the United States
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Vol.76(5), pp.958-972.e2
05/2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.12.043
PMID: 28259441
Abstract
Since the publication of the last US national burden of skin disease report in 2006, there have been substantial changes in the practice of dermatology and the US health care system. These include the development of new treatment modalities, marked increases in the cost of medications, increasingly complex payer rules and regulations, and an aging of the US population. Recognizing the need for up-to-date data to inform researchers, policy makers, public stakeholders, and health care providers about the impact of skin disease on patients and US society, the American Academy of Dermatology produced a new national burden of skin disease report. Using 2013 claims data from private and governmental insurance providers, this report analyzed the prevalence, cost, and mortality attributable to 24 skin disease categories in the US population. In this first of 3 articles, the presented data demonstrate that nearly 85 million Americans were seen by a physician for at least 1 skin disease in 2013. This led to an estimated direct health care cost of $75 billion and an indirect lost opportunity cost of $11 billion. Further, mortality was noted in half of the 24 skin disease categories.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The burden of skin disease in the United States
- Creators
- Henry W Lim - Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MichiganScott A.B Collins - Dermatology Associates PC, Tigard, OregonJack S Resneck - Department of Dermatology and Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CaliforniaJean L Bolognia - Department of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutJulie A Hodge - private practice, Fullerton, CaliforniaThomas A Rohrer - SkinCarePhysicians, Boston, MassachusettsMarta J Van Beek - Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IowaDavid J Margolis - Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaArthur J Sober - Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MassachusettsMartin A Weinstock - Departments of Dermatology and Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode IslandDavid R Nerenz - Center for Health Policy and Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MichiganWendy Smith Begolka - Department of Science, Quality, and Practice, American Academy of Dermatology, Schaumburg, IllinoisJose V Moyano - Department of Science, Quality, and Practice, American Academy of Dermatology, Schaumburg, Illinois
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Vol.76(5), pp.958-972.e2
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.12.043
- PMID
- 28259441
- NLM abbreviation
- J Am Acad Dermatol
- ISSN
- 0190-9622
- eISSN
- 1097-6787
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2017
- Academic Unit
- Dermatology
- Record Identifier
- 9984025443002771
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