Carlo Lazzaro

1 month ago | tandfonline.com | Carolyn Gotay |Carlo Lazzaro |John Yfantopoulos |Mickael Hiligsmann

KEYWORDS: Outcomes researcheditorial boardtop articlespharmacoeconomics2024 1. IntroductionExpert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research (ERP) is a distinguished journal that regularly publishes high-quality and pertinent content across the diverse field of health economics and outcomes research. The continued impact of the journal within its field remains inherently linked to the relevant and exceptional contributions of our esteemed authors.

2 months ago | tandfonline.com | Carlo Lazzaro |Giovanni Fattore |Angelo Guido Corsico

ABSTRACTBackground With 10.95 million cases (11 March 2020-9 February 2022), Italy was massively hit by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Most of the COVID-19-related inpatient discharges were codified under the Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) 79. During 2019–2021, DRG 79 inpatient discharges increased from 20,377 to 130,580 (+540.82%).