Assessment of Direct Medical Cost of Hospitalized COVID-19 Adult Patients in Kuwait During the First Wave of the Pandemic.

Objective: This study aims to estimate the direct medical cost of COVID-19 hospitalizations and to utilize prevalence estimates from Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital to estimate the direct medical cost of all hospitalized adult patients in Kuwait using a decision tree analysis.

Methods: A cost-of-illness model was developed. The Ministry of Health perspective was considered, direct medical costs were estimated from July 1st to September 30th, using a bottom-up approach.

Introduction of an Ambulatory Care Medication Reconciliation Service in Dialysis Patients: Positive Impact on Medication Prescribing and Economic Benefit.

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the implementation of medication reconciliation (MedRec) and medication-related costs in dialysis-dependent patients.

Methods: Completed best possible medication history and reconciliation forms were collected within 6 months from 77 patients' file at the dialysis center. Outcome measures were number and types of medication discrepancies, medication-related problems (MRPs), and their potential to cause harm, in addition to the type and number of interventions conducted during MedRec and the resulted medication costs reduction.