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 and Aged Care (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, J 2015, 'Does Living Alone Confer a Higher Risk of Hospitalisation?', 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, Health economics , Clinical health, Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health), Evaluation of health and support services

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.