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dc.contributor.authorEichler, Klaus-
dc.contributor.authorImhof, Daniel-
dc.contributor.authorChmiel, Corinne-
dc.contributor.authorZoller, Marco-
dc.contributor.authorSenn, Oliver-
dc.contributor.authorRosemann, Thomas-
dc.contributor.authorHuber, Carola A-
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-15T14:14:45Z-
dc.date.available2018-11-15T14:14:45Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.issn1471-2296de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/12827-
dc.description.abstractBackground: In Switzerland, General Practitioners (GPs) play an important role for out-of-hours emergency care as one service option beside freely accessible and costly emergency departments of hospitals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the services provided and the economic consequences of a Swiss GP out-of-hours service. Methods: GPs participating in the out-of-hours service in the city of Zurich collected data on medical problems (ICPC coding), mode of contact, mode of resource use and services provided (time units; diagnostics; treatments). From a health care insurance perspective, we assessed the association between total costs and its two components (basic costs: charges for time units and emergency surcharge; individual costs: charges for clinical examination, diagnostics and treatment in the discretion of the GP). Results: 125 GPs collected data on 685 patient contacts. The most prevalent health problems were of respiratory (24%), musculoskeletal (13%) and digestive origin (12%). Home visits (61%) were the most common contact mode, followed by practice (25%) and telephone contacts (14%). 82% of patients could be treated by ambulatory care. In 20% of patients additional technical diagnostics, most often laboratory tests, were used. The mean total costs for one emergency patient contact were €144 (95%-CI: 137-151). The mode of contact was an important determinant of total costs (mean total costs for home visits: €176 [95%-CI: 168-184]; practice contact: €90 [95%-CI: 84-98]; telephone contact: €48 [95%-CI: 40-55]). Basic costs contributed 83% of total costs for home visits and 70% of total costs for practice contacts. Individual mean costs were similarly low for home visits (€30) and practice contacts (€27). Medical problems had no relevant influence on this cost pattern. Conclusions: GPs managed most emergency demand in their out-of-hours service by ambulatory care. They applied little diagnostic testing and basic care. Our findings are of relevance for policy makers even from other countries with different pricing policies. Policy makers should be interested in a reimbursement system promoting out-of-hours care run by GPs as one valuable service option.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherBioMed Centralde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Family Practicede_CH
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/de_CH
dc.subjectGeneral practitionerde_CH
dc.subjectHome visitde_CH
dc.subjectAmbulatory carede_CH
dc.subjectEmergency carede_CH
dc.subjectTelephone contactde_CH
dc.subject.ddc362.1041: Gesundheitsökonomiede_CH
dc.titleThe provision of out-of-hours care and associated costs in an urban area of Switzerland : a cost description studyde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Management and Lawde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitWinterthurer Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie (WIG)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-4879-
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1471-2296-11-99de_CH
dc.identifier.pmid21171989de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue1de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.end107de_CH
zhaw.pages.start99de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume11de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
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Eichler, K., Imhof, D., Chmiel, C., Zoller, M., Senn, O., Rosemann, T., & Huber, C. A. (2010). The provision of out-of-hours care and associated costs in an urban area of Switzerland : a cost description study. BMC Family Practice, 11(1), 99–107. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4879
Eichler, K. et al. (2010) ‘The provision of out-of-hours care and associated costs in an urban area of Switzerland : a cost description study’, BMC Family Practice, 11(1), pp. 99–107. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4879.
K. Eichler et al., “The provision of out-of-hours care and associated costs in an urban area of Switzerland : a cost description study,” BMC Family Practice, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 99–107, 2010, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4879.
EICHLER, Klaus, Daniel IMHOF, Corinne CHMIEL, Marco ZOLLER, Oliver SENN, Thomas ROSEMANN und Carola A HUBER, 2010. The provision of out-of-hours care and associated costs in an urban area of Switzerland : a cost description study. BMC Family Practice. 2010. Bd. 11, Nr. 1, S. 99–107. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-4879
Eichler, Klaus, Daniel Imhof, Corinne Chmiel, Marco Zoller, Oliver Senn, Thomas Rosemann, and Carola A Huber. 2010. “The Provision of Out-of-Hours Care and Associated Costs in an Urban Area of Switzerland : A Cost Description Study.” BMC Family Practice 11 (1): 99–107. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4879.
Eichler, Klaus, et al. “The Provision of Out-of-Hours Care and Associated Costs in an Urban Area of Switzerland : A Cost Description Study.” BMC Family Practice, vol. 11, no. 1, 2010, pp. 99–107, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4879.


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