Effects of Integrated Care on Disease-Related Hospitalisation andHealthcare Costs in Patients with Diabetes Cardiovascular Diseases andRespiratory Illnesses: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study inSwitzerland

摘要

Background: There is an ongoing discussion on the further promotion of integrated care models in many healthcare systems. Only a few data, which examine the effect of integrated care models on medical expenditures and quality of care in chronically ill patients, exist.