Patterns of care and cost profiles of women with breast cancer in Italy: EPICOST study based on real world data.

Silvia FrancisciStefano GuzzinatiGiulia CapodaglioDaniela PierannunzioSandra MalloneAndrea TavillaTania LopezSusanna BuscoWalter MazzuccoCatia AngioliniManuel ZorziDiego SerrainoAlessandro BarchielliMario FuscoFabrizio StracciFortunato BianconiMassimo RuggeSilvia IacovacciAntonio Giampiero RussoRosanna CusimanoAnna Gigli

Published in: The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care (2020)

This paper represents the first attempt in Italy to estimate the economic burden of cancer at population level taking into account the entire disease pathway and using multiple current health care databases. The evidence produced by the study can be used to better plan resources allocation. The model proposed is replicable to countries with individual health care information on services and claims.

Keyphrases

healthcare
primary care
squamous cell carcinoma
health insurance
health information
big data
quality improvement
social media
squamous cell
artificial intelligence