Economic evaluation of an integrated virtual care programme for people with chronic illness who are frequent users of health services in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The MeCare programme is a tailored virtual care initiative targeted at frequent users of health services who have at least one chronic condition including cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes or chronic kidney disease. The programme aims to prevent unnecessary hospitalisations by helping patients to self-manage, improve their health literacy and engage in positive health behaviours. This study investigates the impact of the MeCare programme on healthcare resource use, costs and patient-reported outcomes.

Methods and analysis

A retrospective pre-post study design was adopted. Data on emergency department presentations, hospital admissions, outpatient appointments and their associated costs were obtained from administrative databases. Probabi

SUBMITTER: Carter HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10083818 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature