Key achievements in the field of diabetes
Costing study
iMTA assessed key cost-drivers for a wide range of disease management programs, including diabetes. Innovative elements of this costing study was the inclusion of development and implementation costs of a disease management program. The costing study showed that implementation and development costs are crucial to achieve good access to care and a sustainable program. Incorrectly estimating these costs is a predictor of program failure. iMTA developed a costing tool to correctly estimate these development and implementation costs.
more info →Economic evaluations
iMTA performed the economic evaluation of 22 disease management programs, among which diabetes. Core elements of these programs were multidisciplinary collaboration, also between primary and secondary care, in a two-year observational study. Key success factors of the disease management program were lifestyle related: more physical exercise, less smoking and consequently, a higher quality of life than the comparator group. A comprehensive disease management program is effective and can be cost-effective.
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