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A chronic care model significantly decreases costs and healthcare utilisation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Sack, C., Phan, V.A., Grafton, R., Holtmann, G., van Langenberg, D.R., Brett, K., Clark, M., Andrews, J.M.·2012·Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

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INTRODUCTION: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition, yet the model of care is often reactive. We sought to examine whether a formal IBD service (IBDS) reduced inpatient healthcare utilisation or lowered costs for inpatient care. MATERIAL AND METHODS: With protocols, routine nurse phone follow-up a help-line, more proactive care was delivered, with many symptoms and concerns dealt with prior to routine presentation. Over two five month periods before (2007/8) and after (2009/10) introducing a formal IBDS two discrete cohorts of admitted IBD patients were identified at a single centre. Each patient was assigned five contemporaneously admitted, age and gender matched controls. Inpatient healthcare utilisation was compared between patients and controls and disease-specific factors amongst the two IBD cohorts. RESULTS: The initial audit captured 102 admitted IBD patients (510 controls, median age 44 years, 57% female); the second audit 95 patients (475 controls, median age 46 years, 45.3% female). In 2009/10, the number of admissions was lower in IBD patients than in controls (mean 1.53+/-1.03 vs. 2.54+/-2.35; p<0.0001). This contrasts with the first audit, where IBD patients had more admissions than controls. Following IBDS introduction, the mean total cost of inpatient care was lower for IBD patients than controls (US$12,857.48 (US$15,236.79) vs. US$ 30,467.78 (US$ 53,760.20), p=0.005). In addition, patients known to a specialist gastroenterologist (GE) and the IBD Service tended to have the lowest mean number of admissions (GE and IBDS 1.14 (+/-0.36) vs. no GE/IBDS 1.64 (+/-1.25)). CONCLUSIONS: Healthcare utilisation and disease burden in IBD decreased significantly since introducing an IBDS. These data suggest that proactive management improved outcomes. Contact with a gastroenterologist and IBDS seemed to give best results.

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Authors
Sack, C., Phan, V. A., Grafton, R., Holtmann, G., van Langenberg, D. R., Brett, K., Clark, M., & Andrews, J. M.
Affiliations
  • Royal Adelaide Hospital (AU)
  • Essen University Hospital (DE)
Venue
Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
Published
2012-04
Volume
6
Issue
3
Pages
302-310
ISSN
1873-9946 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2021188290
Cited by
121
References
26
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FWCI
3.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Crohn s and Colitis (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
Keywords
inflammatory bowel disease, Chronic Care Model
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Chronic Disease, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Delivery of Health Care, Female, Humans, Length of Stay, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Admission, Patient Education as Topic, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Chi-Square Distribution, Health Care Costs, Models, Organizational, Statistics, Nonparametric

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