[Inderdisciplinary care of patients with short-bowel-syndrome in  Germany: A comparative Cost-of-Illness analysis of in- and outpatient care].

CONCLUSIONS:  The interdisciplinary medical care of SBS-patients is resource-intensive and expensive. The required treatment shifts from the in- to the outpatient sector. Both settings are at present not adequately reimbursed. Hence, this imbalance may endanger adequate care for SBS-patients in the future in times of economic rationale. In concordance with other rare disease management programs, additional measures are needed to provide and improve interdisciplinary treatment of SBS.
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Source: Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie - March 31, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Muazzam MN, Hauk C, Arensmeyer J, Hausen A, Koeppen P, Kalff JC, von Websky MW Tags: Z Gastroenterol Source Type: research