A health economic analysis of an integrated diabetes care program in China: based on real-world evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

An integrated care program was set up in China to improve the collaboration between primary healthcare centers and hospitals on diabetes management. This study aims to evaluate the economic value of this program with real-world data and to examine whether it can be promoted in primary healthcare settings in China.

Methods

This integrated diabetes care program was implemented in Yuhuan City, China, to coordinate primary care and specialty care, treatment and prevention services, as well as the responsibilities of doctors and nurses. Cost-effectiveness analysis was used to compare the short-term economic value of this program (intervention group) versus usual diabetes management (control group). The cost data were collected from a societal perspective, while the e

SUBMITTER: Liang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10758444 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature