Table 1. Cost weight in the assessment of post-discharge resource use.
| Cost weight | Justification | |
| Home oxygen | First day = 600$ +6.50/day other days | www.vgmdclink.com/pdffiles/MorrisonOxygenCostStudyJune2006.pdf |
| Home Help | $100/day | 1999 CMS cost report, indexed to 2009 |
| Rehab | $800/day | 1999 CMS cost report, indexed to 2009 |
| Skilled nursing facility (vent) | $1500/day | 1999 CMS cost report, indexed to 2009 |
| ED visits | $800/day | 1999 CMS cost report, indexed to 2009 |
| DR visits | $200/day | 1999 CMS cost report, indexed to 2009 |
| Rehospitalization | Total days*1500+ICU day*(2600–1500)+vent days*(2800–2600) | Cost of individual days obtained from State discharge database analysis9 |
| Medications | $10/day | Estimated |
| Lost days of work | $200/day | Median US daily income |
CMS - Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.