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And two of the things are Hospital acquired pressure ulcers and UTI's, right?! Copied straight from the article:
HMC listed the conditions in order of prevalence. Because of the higher volume of some of the conditions—such as decubitis ulcers or bedsores—these were more expensive overall for a hospital to treat, even if the per-patient cost was lower:
- Decubitis ulcers were found to be the most prevalent hospital-acquired condition, and they were the second most expensive condition—costing a facility an average total of roughly $536,900 annually. A patient acquiring a bedsore required on average $9,200 in extra care.
- Postoperative pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) together formed the second most prevalent category, and the most expensive—costing a total of $564,000 each year. Both required $15,500 more in care expense per patient.
- Accidental puncture and laceration was the third most prevalent category, and the fifth most costly—averaging a total of $248,100 per hospital. A patient with either required $8,300 in additional healthcare dollars.
- Post operative respiratory failure was the fourth most prevalent hospital-acquired condition and the third most expensive, at $261,000 per hospital. An patient acquiring this condition in the hospital required an additional $21,900.
- Infections related to medical care made up the fifth most prevalent hospital-acquired condition, and the fourth most expensive category—costing $252,600 per hospital annually on average. Each patient with infection acquired in the hospital required $24,500 in additional care.
