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dc.contributor.authorHöglinger, Marc-
dc.contributor.authorKnöfler, Fabio-
dc.contributor.authorSchaumann-von Stosch, Rita-
dc.contributor.authorScholz, Stefan-
dc.contributor.authorEichler, Klaus-
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-13T14:01:24Z-
dc.date.available2019-02-13T14:01:24Z-
dc.date.issued2018-
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/15296-
dc.description.abstractObjectives: General practitioners (GPs) are essential within the Swiss healthcare system. In our study, we analyze the role of GPs in trauma care: to what extent and for what types of injury GPs act as initial point of care and whether they act as sole care providers or refer patients. We examine differences depending on injury type, region, patient age and citizenship, considering developments over time. Methods: Using a claims dataset from the largest Swiss accident insurer with N¼2.2 million injury cases between 2008 and 2014, we construct individual treatment trajectories, i.e., when and from which provider they received care. We estimate conditional probabilities for different trajectories, adjusting for injury and patient characteristics using multinomial regression models. Results: Overall, GPs acted as initial point of care in 55% of injury cases with substantial differences between injury types (e.g. 66% of knee contusions; 37% of wrist fractures). GPs played a role in follow-up care in 15%, and were not involved in 30% of cases. In 42% of cases, GPs were sole care providers. GPs referred patients to medical specialists in 4% or to hospitals in 9% of cases. GPs’ involvement is higher in rural regions, among elderly patients, and among Swiss citizens than noncitizens. From 2008 to 2014, there was a steady decline from 58% to 52% of injury cases where GPs acted as first point of care, and a decline from 44% to 39% where GPs acted as exclusive care provider. Conclusions: Our findings show that GPs play a key role in trauma care, but there is considerable variation depending on region, patient profile, and injury type. The general decline in GP involvement in trauma care may be an indication that their role in Swiss healthcare is changing, which may have implications for their continuous education and training.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.relation.ispartofValue in Healthde_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subject.ddc362: Gesundheits- und Sozialdienstede_CH
dc.titleThe role of general practitioners in trauma care : variation by injury type, region, patient profile, and over timede_CH
dc.typeKonferenz: Posterde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Management and Lawde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitWinterthurer Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie (WIG)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jval.2018.09.904de_CH
zhaw.conference.detailsISPOR 21th Annual European Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 10-14 November 2018de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issueSupplement 3de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume21de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Abstract)de_CH
zhaw.funding.zhawDie Rolle ärztlicher Grundversorger bei der Behandlung von Unfallpatientende_CH
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Höglinger, M., Knöfler, F., Schaumann-von Stosch, R., Scholz, S., & Eichler, K. (2018). The role of general practitioners in trauma care : variation by injury type, region, patient profile, and over time [Conference poster]. Value in Health, 21(Supplement 3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2018.09.904
Höglinger, M. et al. (2018) ‘The role of general practitioners in trauma care : variation by injury type, region, patient profile, and over time’, in Value in Health. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2018.09.904.
M. Höglinger, F. Knöfler, R. Schaumann-von Stosch, S. Scholz, and K. Eichler, “The role of general practitioners in trauma care : variation by injury type, region, patient profile, and over time,” in Value in Health, 2018, vol. 21, no. Supplement 3. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2018.09.904.
HÖGLINGER, Marc, Fabio KNÖFLER, Rita SCHAUMANN-VON STOSCH, Stefan SCHOLZ und Klaus EICHLER, 2018. The role of general practitioners in trauma care : variation by injury type, region, patient profile, and over time. In: Value in Health. Conference poster. 2018
Höglinger, Marc, Fabio Knöfler, Rita Schaumann-von Stosch, Stefan Scholz, and Klaus Eichler. 2018. “The Role of General Practitioners in Trauma Care : Variation by Injury Type, Region, Patient Profile, and over Time.” Conference poster. In Value in Health. Vol. 21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2018.09.904.
Höglinger, Marc, et al. “The Role of General Practitioners in Trauma Care : Variation by Injury Type, Region, Patient Profile, and over Time.” Value in Health, vol. 21, no. Supplement 3, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2018.09.904.


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