Quantifying sustained health system benefits of primary care-based integrated disease management for COPD: a 6-year interrupted time series study

• DOI: 10.1136/thorax-2023-221211
• Publication Date: 2024-06-18T17:21:39Z
• Authors: Christopher Licskai; Anna Hussey; Véronique Rowley; Madonna Ferrone; Zihang Lu; Kimball Zhang; Emilie Terebessy; Andrew Scarffe; Shannon Sibbald; Cathy Faulds; Tim O'Callahan; Teresa To
• Keywords: Disease management

Severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a trajectory-changing life event for patients and major contributor to health system costs. This study evaluates the real-world impact primary care, integrated management (IDM) programme on acute service utilisation (HSU) in Canadian system.