Fracture liaison service utilising an emergency department information system to identify patients effectively reduce re-fracture rate is cost-effective and cost saving in Western Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the benefits of the Emergency Department Information System (EDIS)-linked fracture liaison service (FLS).

Methods

Patients identified through EDIS were invited to attend an FLS at the intervention hospital, the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGS-FLS). The intervention group was compared to usual care. Retrospective control (RC) at this hospital determined historical fracture risk (SCGH-RC). Prospective control (PC) was from a comparator, Fremantle Hospital (FH-PC). The main outcome measures were cost-effectiveness from a health system perspective and quality of life by EuroQOL (EQ-5D). Bottom-up cost of medical care, against the cost of managing recurrent fracture (weighted basket), was determined from the literature and 2013/14 Australian Refined Diagn

SUBMITTER: Inderjeeth CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9545318 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature