The view of European experts regarding health economics for medical nutrition in disease-related malnutrition.
Eur J Clin Nutr
; 69(5): 539-45, 2015 May.
Article
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| ID: mdl-25604774
ABSTRACT
Health-care systems are currently facing tremendous budget constraints resulting in growing pressure on decision makers and health-care providers to obtain the maximum possible health benefits of the resources available. Choices have to be made, and health economics can help in allocating limited health-care resources among unlimited wants and needs. Attempts to achieve cost reductions often focus on severe pathologies and chronic diseases as they commonly represent high health-care expenditures. In this context, awareness of the considerable financial burden caused by disease-related malnutrition (DRM) is lacking. Possibilities of reducing costs by optimising the management of DRM through medical nutrition will mostly not even be taken into account. During a European expert meeting, the total evaluation of medical nutrition was viewed and discussed. The aim of this meeting was to gain an experts' outline of the key issues relating to the health economic assessment of the use of medical nutrition. This article provides a summary of the observations per discussed item and describes the next steps suggested.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Política Nutricional
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Desnutrição
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Prova Pericial
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Recursos em Saúde
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Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Clin Nutr
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda