Collaborative Ambulatory Orthopaedic Care in Patients with Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Comparative Cohort Study on Health Utilisation and Economic Outcomes.

Angelina MüllerSebastian GruhnOlga A SawickiAnastasiya GlushanClaudia WitteRenate Klaaßen-MielkeBurkhard LembeckMartin BeyerFerdinand M GerlachWolfgang GreinerKateryna Karimova

Published in: International journal of integrated care (2023)

Collaborative ambulatory orthopaedic care was associated with reduced hospitalisation in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis. Health costs for programme participants were lower overall, despite higher costs for ambulatory care.

Keyphrases

healthcare
knee osteoarthritis
quality improvement
blood pressure
palliative care
public health
mental health
affordable care act
pain management
rheumatoid arthritis
health information
risk assessment
social media
metabolic syndrome
human health
health insurance
skeletal muscle
clinical trial
insulin resistance