Health reform through coordinated care: SA HealthPlus

Chronic illnesses contribute 60% of the global burden of disease, which by the year 2020 will increase to 80%.With ageing populations, no developed country can afford the projected increase in costs of chronic illness. To address this crisis, governments and healthcare organisations in developed cou...

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Published in:BMJ 2005-03, Vol.330 (7492), p.662-665
Main Author: Battersby, Malcolm W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adelaide
Australia
Chronic Disease - therapy
Chronic diseases
Clinical trials
Control groups
Diabetes
Disease models
Education And Debate
Elderly people
Geographic regions
Goals
Health care
Health Care Reform - organization & administration
Health outcomes
Hospital admissions
Humans
Managed care
Medical case management
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Patient Care Planning
Patient-Centered Care - organization & administration
Psychoeducational intervention
Quality of Life
SA HealthPlus
South Australia
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Summary:Chronic illnesses contribute 60% of the global burden of disease, which by the year 2020 will increase to 80%.With ageing populations, no developed country can afford the projected increase in costs of chronic illness. To address this crisis, governments and healthcare organisations in developed countries have initiated programmes aimed at shifting the focus of health care from acute illness to chronic illness. Australian governments have initiated health reform using trials of coordinated care. We describe the largest of these trials, SA HealthPlus, its aims, outcomes, and lessons learnt. (Quotes from original text)
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-535X
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.662