Costly ICU Stays Don’t Improve Mortality Rates Posted on August 11, 2016 by henrykotula Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Cost of Care, Health System, Hospital, ICU, ICU Utilization, Invasive Procedures, Mortality Rates, Out of Pocket Expenses Leave a comment http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/quality/costly-icu-stays-dont-improve-mortality-rates?spMailingID=9343227&spUserID=MTMyMzQyMDQxMTkyS0&spJobID=980918097&spReportId=OTgwOTE4MDk3S0 Hospitals that use ICUs frequently are more likely to perform invasive procedures and have higher costs, but without demonstrable improvement in patient survival. Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related