Cost and effects of integrated care: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
Stephen RocksDaniela BerntsonAlejandro Gil-SalmerónMudathira KaduNieves EhrenbergViktoria SteinApostolos TsiachristasPublished in: The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care (2020)
Our findings suggest that integrated care is likely to reduce cost and improve outcome. However, existing evidence varies largely and is of moderate quality. Future economic evaluation should target methodological issues to aid policy decisions with more robust evidence on the cost-effectiveness of integrated care.