N Board1, N Brennan, G A Caplan. 1. Ambulatory Information Infrastructure Project, New South Wales Health, North Sydney. nboar@doh.health.nsw.gov.au
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To test the cost effectiveness of Hospital in the Home compared to hospital admission for acute medical conditions. METHOD: Randomised controlled trial at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, from October 1995 to February, 1997; 100 patients with acute medical conditions admitted through the Emergency Department. RESULTS: The Hospital in the Home (HITH) group costs per separation ($1,764, CI 95% $1,416-$2,111, n = 50) were significantly lower (p < 0.0001, Mann-Whitney U-Wilcoxon Rank Sum) than the control group hospital separation ($3,614, CI 95% $2,881.37-$4,347.27, n = 47) with no significant difference in clinical outcomes, and comparable or better user satisfaction. CONCLUSION: Given the favourable clinical outcomes the HITH model produces at a lower cost, the cost-effectiveness of the care mode is high, and the allocative efficiency favourable. IMPLICATIONS: As a care model and critical pathway, HITH offers hospitals real bed day savings that can either be used to rationalise resource usage for a given level of activity, or increase throughput.
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OBJECTIVE: To test the cost effectiveness of Hospital in the Home compared to hospital admission for acute medical conditions. METHOD: Randomised controlled trial at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, from October 1995 to February, 1997; 100 patients with acute medical conditions admitted through the Emergency Department. RESULTS: The Hospital in the Home (HITH) group costs per separation ($1,764, CI 95% $1,416-$2,111, n = 50) were significantly lower (p < 0.0001, Mann-Whitney U-Wilcoxon Rank Sum) than the control group hospital separation ($3,614, CI 95% $2,881.37-$4,347.27, n = 47) with no significant difference in clinical outcomes, and comparable or better user satisfaction. CONCLUSION: Given the favourable clinical outcomes the HITH model produces at a lower cost, the cost-effectiveness of the care mode is high, and the allocative efficiency favourable. IMPLICATIONS: As a care model and critical pathway, HITH offers hospitals real bed day savings that can either be used to rationalise resource usage for a given level of activity, or increase throughput.
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