The cost-effectiveness of improving diabetes care in U.S. federally qualified community health centers.
Health Serv Res
; 42(6 Pt 1): 2174-93; discussion 2294-323, 2007 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To estimate the incremental cost-effectiveness of improving diabetes care with the Health Disparities Collaborative (HDC), a national collaborative quality improvement (QI) program conducted in community health centers (HCs). DATA SOURCES/STUDYSETTING:
Data regarding the impact of the Diabetes HDC program came from a serial cross-sectional follow-up study (1998, 2000, 2002) of the program in 17 Midwestern HCs. Data inputs for the simulation model of diabetes came from the latest clinical trials and epidemiological studies. STUDYDESIGN:
We conducted a societal cost-effectiveness analysis, incorporating data from QI program evaluation into a Monte Carlo simulation model of diabetes. DATA COLLECTION/EXTRACTIONMETHODS:
Data on diabetes care processes and risk factor levels were extracted from medical charts of randomly selected patients. PRINCIPALFINDINGS:
From 1998 to 2002, multiple processes of care (e.g., glycosylated hemoglobin testing [HbA1C] [71-->92 percent] and ACE inhibitor prescribing [33-->55 percent]) and risk factor levels (e.g., 1998 mean HbA1C 8.53 percent, mean difference 0.45 percent [95 percent confidence intervals -0.72, -0.17]) improved significantly. With these improvements, the HDC was estimated to reduce the lifetime incidence of blindness (17-->15 percent), end-stage renal disease (18-->15 percent), and coronary artery disease (28-->24 percent). The average improvement in quality-adjusted life year (QALY) was 0.35 and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was $33,386/QALY.CONCLUSIONS:
During the first 4 years of the HDC, multiple improvements in diabetes care were observed. If these improvements are maintained or enhanced over the lifetime of patients, the HDC program will be cost-effective for society based on traditionally accepted thresholds.
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Assunto principal:
Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde
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Desenvolvimento de Programas
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Avaliação de Processos em Cuidados de Saúde
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Centros Comunitários de Saúde
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Anos de Vida Ajustados por Qualidade de Vida
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Diabetes Mellitus
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article