The effect of atopic dermatitis on total burden of illness and quality of life on adults and children in a large managed care organization.

Objective: To assess the impact of atopic dermatitis (AD) on total burden of illness and quality of life in a managed care population.

Methods: This study included retrospective evaluation of electronic claims, patient surveys of financial burden and quality of life (QOL), and medical chart review. A total of 962 AD patients had 12 months of claims data available.

Medical resource use and costs of congestive heart failure after carvedilol use.

A retrospective cohort study based on claims and medical chart data was conducted to compare healthcare use and costs in congestive heart failure patients with and without carvedilol. Adult patients with a minimum of two claims with a valid congestive heart failure diagnosis from 1997 to 1999 were included. Patients receiving continuous carvedilol treatment for at least 4 months were considered study case patients.