Do remote dialysis services really cost more? An economic analysis of hospital and dialysis modality costs associated with dialysis services in urban, rural and remote settings
Do remote dialysis services really cost more? An economic analysis of hospital and dialysis modality costs associated with dialysis services in urban, rural and remote settings Journal Article
BMC Health Services Research
- Author(s): Gorham, Gillian, Howard, Kirsten, Cunningham, Joan, Barzi, Federica, Lawton, Paul, Cass, Alan
- Published: 2021
- Volume: 21
- ISBN: 1472-6963
Abstract: Rates of end-stage kidney disease in Australia are highest in the Northern Territory (NT), with the burden of disease heaviest in remote areas. However, the high cost of delivering dialysis services in remote areas has resulted in centralisation, requiring many people to relocate for treatment. Patients argue that treatment closer to home improves health outcomes and reduces downstream healthcare use. Existing dialysis cost studies have not compared total health care costs associated with treatment in different locations.
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Gorham, Gillian, Howard, Kirsten, Cunningham, Joan, Barzi, Federica, Lawton, Paul, Cass, Alan,
2021,
Do remote dialysis services really cost more? An economic analysis of hospital and dialysis modality costs associated with dialysis services in urban, rural and remote settings,
Volume:21, Journal Article,
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