The value of admission avoidance: cost-consequence analysis of one-year activity in a consolidated service
Carme Hernandez,
Carme Herranz,
Erik Baltaxe
et al.
Abstract: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 … Show more
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