Consultancy on the health care pathways, provider payment and associated costs of patients with diabetes

Project Member(s): Van Gool, K., Hall, J.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Commonwealth Department of Health (Department of Health and Ageing)

Start year: 2015

Summary: The project will identify the health care pathways, provider payments and associated costs of patients with diabetes in Australia. In undertaking this task, the contractor will: ¿ Assess the average consumption of health services and average costs within the health care pathways for the total population and diabetic population in Australia; and ¿ Identify and describe the recommended/ideal health care pathway for diabetic patients in Australia.

Publications:

Mu, C, Kecmanovic, M & Hall, JP 2015, 'Does living alone confer a higher risk of hospitalisation?', The Economic Record, vol. 91, no. S1, pp. 124-138.
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Keywords: Diabetes, health care costs, diabetes complications

FOR Codes: Health Economics, Diabetes, Health Policy Economic Outcomes, Health Related to Ageing