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Cost Minimization Analysis of Digital-first Healthcare Pathways in Primary Care

2025-04-04

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A retrospective, registry-based cost-minimization analysis assessed whether initiating acute primary care episodes via a digital-first pathway reduces costs compared to traditional care in a Finnish setting (Harjun Terveys). Of 637,923 encounters, 64,969 eligible acute episodes were identified. After propensity score matching (19,697 pairs), mean episode costs were significantly lower in the digital pathway (€170....

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Literature Corpus work: 931395cf-0429-57fb-8b0b-85e5334ae565
DOI: 10.1101/2025.04.04.25324363

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