Flare frequency, healthcare resource utilisation and costs

"Gout-related costs and resource use were lower for those with infrequent flares, suggesting significant cost benefit to a gout management plan that has a goal of reducing flare frequency."

Flare frequency, healthcare resource utilisation and costs among patients with gout in a managed care setting: a retrospective medical claims-based analysis
R Jackson, A Shiozawa, EK Buysman, A Altan, S Korrer, H Choi
BMJ Open, 2015, 5:e007214

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Burden of disease and economic evaluation of healthcare interventions

"The allocation of limited available healthcare resources demands an agreed rational allocation principle and the consequent priority setting."

Burden of disease and economic evaluation of healthcare interventions: are we investigating what really matters?
F Catala-Lopez, A Garcia-Altes, E Alvarez-Martin, R Genova-Maleras, C Morant-Ginestar, A Parada
BMC Health Services Research, 2011, 11:75

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