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Table 1 Costs made in acute care services

From: A methodological framework for evaluating transitions in acute care services in the Netherlands to achieve Triple Aim

Indicators

 

Emergency care visits

Cost incurred during an emergency visit during a follow-up period

Hospitalisation

Costs incurred during hospital stay during follow-up period

GP use

Costs of the number of times that a patient reports with an acute request for help from the GP during a follow-up period

Psychiatric care

Cost of the number of times that a patient reports to the crisis service with an acute request and any hospitalization costs during a follow-up period

Nursing home

Cost of the number of days a patient is admitted to the nursing home after acute care request during a follow-up period

Ambulance service

Cost of the number of times that a patient has been transported with the ambulance after an acute treatment request during a follow-up period

Home care

Cost of the number of hours a patient needed a district nurse after acute treatment request during a follow-up period

Short stay nursing homes

Cost of the number of days a patient is admitted to a first-line stay after acute care request during a follow-up period