Centers of Excellence Implementation for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis in Colombia: A Cost-Analysis.
Pedro Santos-MorenoNelson J Alvis-ZakzukLaura Villarreal-PeraltaMaria Carrasquilla-SotomayorFernando de la Hoz-RestrepoNelson Alvis GuzmánPublished in: ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR (2021)
The strategy of providing clinical care for RA through CoE can save US$231.3 per patient-per year. The results of our study show that CoE could greatly impact the public policies dealing with treatment of RA in Colombia. Applying the CoE model in our country would both improve health outcomes, as well as being more efficient in terms of costs.