The involvement of physician assistants in inpatient care in hospitals in the Netherlands: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Objective To investigate the cost-effectiveness of substitution of inpatient care from medical doctors (MDs) to physician assistants (PAs). Design Cost-effectiveness analysis embedded within a multicentre, matched-controlled study. The traditional model in which only MDs are employed for inpatient care (MD model) was compared with a mixed model in which, besides MDs, PAs are also employed (PA/MD model). Setting 34 hospital wards across the Netherlands. Participants 2292 patients were followed from admission until 1 month after discharge. Patients receiving daycare, terminally ill patients and... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMJ Open ; volume 7, issue 7, page e016405 ; ISSN 2044-6055 2044-6055 |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29192114 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016405 |