Cost-Effectiveness of the Early Arthritis Clinic Organizational Model.

Anna ZanettiGarifallia SakellariouAntonella ZambonGreta CarraraLisa ArgnaniLorenzo G MantovaniPaolo A CortesiSerena BugattiCarlomaurizio MontecuccoAnd Carlo Alberto Scirè

Published in: Arthritis care & research (2022)

Despite an expected increase in outpatient costs (visits and diagnostic tests) and pharmaceutical costs, the reduction in terms of number and length of hospitalizations and the higher adherence to international quality-of-care guidelines support the effectiveness of the EAC model.

Keyphrases

healthcare
randomized controlled trial
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rheumatoid arthritis
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