Does better disease management in primary care reduce hospital costs? Evidence from English primary care

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 919-932

  Dusheiko, Mark ^a   Gravelle, Hugh ^a   Martin, Stephen ^a   Rice, Nigel ^a   Smith, Peter C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care sensitive conditions; Disease management; Hospital costs; Preventative care; Primary care

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; EXPENDITURE; HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COST CONTROL; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; STROKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST SAVINGS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052846662     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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