Efficacy, cost-minimization, and budget impact of a personalized discharge letter for basal cell carcinoma patients to reduce low-value follow-up care.
Sven van EgmondElla D van VlietMarlies WakkeeLoes M HollesteinXavier Ghislain Léon Victor PouwelsHendrik KoffijbergYesim MisirliRachel S L A BakkumMaarten T BastiaensNicole A KukutschAlbert J OostingElsemieke I PlasmeijerAnnik van RengenKees-Peter de RoosTamar E C NijstenEsther de VriesEsther W de Bekker-GrobPublished in: PloS one (2022)
The distribution of a personalized discharge letter decreases the number of unnecessary follow-up visits and implementing the intervention in a large eligible population would results in substantial cost savings, contributing to restraining the growing BCC costs.