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HOSPITALS/SYSTEMS DIGEST 2015
Key Takeaway
Although they reported lower pharmacy expenses per discharge than their non-MHS-owned
counterparts, MHS-owned hospitals observed notably higher pharmacy costs per staffed bed in 2013
($60,906 versus $47,909; data not shown). This serves as another indication that MHS hospitals are able
to leverage their generally higher volumes to achieve lower pharmacy costs for each discharge.
Data source: IMS Health © 2015
PHARMACY
For-Profit MHSs Record Lower Rx Expenses per Discharge and per Staffed Bed
• Whether on a per-discharge or per-staffed-bed
basis, pharmaceutical expense ratios were
lowest, among hospitals belonging to MHSs, at
for-profit systems in both 2012 and 2013.
• After a 3.3% rise from 2012 ($63,885) to
2013 ($65,990), pharmacy expenses per
staffed bed were highest, by MHS ownership
type, at not-for-profit systems in 2013.
PER STAFFED BED
PER DISCHARGE
Government
Not-for-Profit
For-Profit
$900 $1,100 $1,300 $1,500 $1,700
Pharmaceutical Expenses per Discharge
$1,134
$1,176
$1,406
$1,464
$1,456
$1,567
2012
2013
$36,000 $44,500 $53,000 $61,500 $70,000
$48,004
$48,620
$63,885
$65,990
$64,061
$61,597
Pharmaceutical Expenses per Staffed Bed
Government
Not-for-Profit
For-Profit
2012
2013
MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENSES, BY OWNERSHIP TYPE
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• For MHS- and non-MHS-owned hospitals alike,
pharmaceutical expenses per discharge
climbed by more than 30% from 2005 to 2013;
this increase was higher for MHS hospitals.
• Although this ratio expanded faster at MHS
facilities than at non-MHS facilities, the latter
still recorded higher pharmacy expenses per
discharge in 2013 ($1,438 versus $1,387).
PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENSES PER DISCHARGE, BY MHS OWNERSHIP, 2005–2013
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$1,011
$1,007
$1,047
$1,135
$1,166
$1,210
$1,236
$1,328
$1,387
$1,097
$1,127
$1,192
$1,226
$1,292
$1,364
$1,404
$1,390
$1,438
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
$900
$1,050
$1,200
$1,350
$1,500
Pharmaceutical Expenses
per Discharge
MHS Hospitals
Non-MHS Hospitals
Rx Costs per Discharge Grow at MHS, Non-MHS Hospitals
LONG-TERM TREND
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Expenses are calculated on a per-facility basis.