The Effect of 24/7, Digital-First, NHS Primary Care on Acute Hospital Spending: Retrospective Observational Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital health has the potential to revolutionize health care by improving accessibility, patient experience, outcomes, productivity, safety, and cost efficiency. In England, the NHS (National Health Service) Long Term Plan promised the right to access digital-first primary care by March 31, 2024. However, there are few global, fully digital-first providers and limited research into their effects on cost from a health system perspective.

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of highly accessible, digital-first primary care on acute hospital spending.

Methods

A retrospective, observational analysis compared acute hospital spending on patients registered to a 24/7, digital-first model of NHS primary care with that on patients registered t

SUBMITTER: Winward S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8367118 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature