In-Hospital Treatment Patterns Among Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States
Challenge
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, treatment patterns for hospitalized patients evolved rapidly and inconsistently across US hospitals, but a real-world characterization of in-hospital treatment utilization across a large nationally representative hospital network was lacking.
Solution
Target RWE researchers analyzed hospital chargemaster data to describe in-hospital treatment patterns among COVID-19 patients across US hospitals, including antiviral, corticosteroid, and supportive care utilization over time.
Impact
Providing one of the earliest real-world characterizations of COVID-19 in-hospital treatment patterns contributed critical evidence to the clinical community's rapidly evolving understanding of COVID-19 management.
Use Cases / Links
COVID-19 in-hospital treatment pattern characterization for clinical guideline and drug development context, Chargemaster data platform demonstration for time-sensitive clinical evidence needs