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Review of health economics of point-of-care testing worldwide and its efficacy of implementation in the primary health care setting in remote Australia

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dc.contributor.authorWong, H.Y.
dc.contributor.authorMarcu, L.G.
dc.contributor.authorBezak, E.
dc.contributor.authorParange, N.A.
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThere are important differences concerning health outcomes between the Australian population living in rural/remote regions and the urban population. Health care provision in remote areas, particularly in regions with a low number of inhabitants, is not without challenges. Aboriginal, rural and remote communities are therefore affected, as they face various obstacles in accessing health services, owing to geographical settings, difficulties in transportation to nearby hospitals, limited or inexistent local qualified personnel. The implementation of point-of-care testing could be a plausible solution to these challenges, as various point-of-care services that have been successfully put into action worldwide indicate towards positive clinical outcomes. Point-of-care units have a real potential in reducing morbidity and mortality in all population groups. This article aims to review the published literature on point-of-care testing around the world, with a focus on health economics and the feasibility of its implementation in Australian rural and remote regions.
dc.identifier.citationRisk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2020; 13:379-386
dc.identifier.doi10.2147/RMHP.S247774
dc.identifier.issn1179-1594
dc.identifier.issn1179-1594
dc.identifier.orcidBezak, E. [0000-0002-1315-1735] [0000-0003-0084-4089]
dc.identifier.orcidParange, N.A. [0000-0002-3305-9717] [0000-0003-0069-1932]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/142228
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDove Medical Press
dc.relation.fundingThe Hospital Research Foundation
dc.rightsCopyright 2020 Wong et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/)
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S247774
dc.subjecthealth economics
dc.subjectremote areas
dc.subjectpoint-of-care testing
dc.subjectcost-effectiveness
dc.titleReview of health economics of point-of-care testing worldwide and its efficacy of implementation in the primary health care setting in remote Australia
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
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