Cost effects of nurse led triage at an emergency department with the advice to consult the adjacent general practice cooperative for low-risk patients, a cluster randomised trial

Stefan Morreel, Ines Homburg, Hilde Philips, Diana De Graeve (), Koenraad G. Monsieurs, Jasmine Meysman, Eva Lefevere and Veronique Verhoeven

Health Policy, 2022, vol. 126, issue 10, 980-987

Abstract: During the TRIAGE trial, emergency nurses diverted 13.3% of patients with low-risk complaints from a Belgian emergency department (ED) to the adjacent general practitioner cooperative (GPC). We examined the effects of this diversion on the total cost, insurance costs and patient costs, as charged on the invoice. Changes in the cost composition and the direct impact on revenues of both locations were examined as a secondary objective.

Keywords: Primary care; Triage; Emergency medicine; Health economics; Nursing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.08.002

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