The Cost Consequences of the Gold Coast Integrated Care Programme.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Australian Gold Coast Integrated Care programme trialled a model of care targeting those with chronic and complex conditions at highest risk of hospitalisation with the goal of producing the best patient outcomes at no additional cost to the healthcare system. This paper reports the economic findings of the trial.

Methods

A pragmatic non-randomised controlled study assessed differences between patients enrolled in the programme (intervention group) and patients who received usual care (control group), in health service utilisation, including Medicare Benefits Schedule and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme claims, patient-reported outcome measures, including health-related quality of life, mortality risk, and cost.

Results

A total of 1,549 intervention pa

SUBMITTER: Ward L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8447978 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature