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Cost Effectiveness Analysis of a Heart Failure Clinic
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Term
4. term
Publication year
2014
Submitted on
2014-06-02
Pages
26 pages
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate cost effectiveness of the heart failure clinic (HFC) at Hobro Hospital. Data gathering: Registry study to establish the consumption of health care services by patients with heart failure (HF) at Hobro Hospital before and after the establishment of a HFC Methods: Cost-effectiveness analysis with death prevented as outcome measurement, presented as an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) Result: No statistical differences for deaths prevented was found between the groups, but the intervention is found to be DKK 18,384 more expensive per patient. Conclusion: It is not cost-effective to have a HFC at Hobro Hospital
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