Hospital costs were calculated using hospital department-specific Medicare cost/charge ratios.
Costs were calculated using the average hourly salary, including payroll surcharge, in the municipality.
METHODS AND RESULTS: A third-party perspective of direct cost was chosen and United States Medicare costs were calculated using average diagnosis related grouping (DRG) units.
Healthcare utilization was measured by follow-up phone interviews; costs were calculated using average Netherland costs for specific services.
Treatment costs were calculated using current information on application and product costs supplied by three forest management companies and taking an average of these.
Drug costs were calculated using the records of study patients who had received inpatient or outpatient care respectively.
We also determined the net cost per capita of IDSR as follow:
Costs were calculated using standard AWS costs.
Indirect costs were calculated using the human capital approach.
Antibiotic costs were calculated using pharmacy purchasing data.
Costs were calculated using the DRG for the disease.
