Carme Hernandez, Carme Herranz, Erik Baltaxe, Nuria Seijas, Rubèn González-Colom, Maria Asenjo, Emmanuel Coloma, Joaquim Fernandez, Emili Vela, Gerard Carot-Sans, Isaac Cano, Josep Roca, David Nicolas
BACKGROUND: Many advantages of hospital at home (HaH), as a modality of acute care, have been highlighted, but controversies exist regarding the cost-benefit trade-offs. The objective is to assess health outcomes and analytical costs of hospital avoidance (HaH-HA) in a consolidated service with over ten years of delivery of HaH in Barcelona (Spain). METHODS: A retrospective cost-consequence analysis of all first episodes of HaH-HA, directly admitted from the emergency room (ER) in 2017-2018, was carried out with a health system perspective...
April 15, 2024: Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation: C/E