Fracture liaison service utilising an emergency department information system to identify patients effectively reduce re-fracture rate is cost-effective and cost saving in Western Australia

Fracture liaison service utilising an emergency department information system to identify patients effectively reduce re-fracture rate is cost-effective and cost saving in Western Australia

Objectives: To assess the benefits of the Emergency Department Information System (EDIS)-linked fracture liaison service (FLS). Methods: Patients identified through EDIS were invited to attend an FLS at the intervention hospital, the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGS-FLS). The intervention group w...

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Main Authors: Inderjeeth, C.A., Raymond, W.D., Geelhoed, E., Briggs, Andrew, Oldham, D., Mountain, D.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: WILEY 2022
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Gerontology
analyses
cost benefit
fractures
health care economics and organizations
integrated health care systems
osteoporotic
prevention
secondary
OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURE
TRAUMA FRACTURE
MANAGEMENT
CARE
INTERVENTION
PREVALENCE
IMPROVE
RISK
MEN
Australia
Cost Savings
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Information Systems
Osteoporotic Fractures
Prospective Studies
Quality of Life
Retrospective Studies
Western Australia
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1132548
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93331

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http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1132548
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93331

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