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Background The fragmented delivery of healthcare and social services as advanced by WHO 2002. Objectives This project of international collaboration assesses integrated home care (IHC) for frail elder somatic patients as compared to usual hospital care. Methods The HTA follows the special application for Tele-medicine (MAST). An introductory literature review identified stroke, heart failure (HF) and COPD as prototypes of IHC. Pre-existing evidence has been complemented by additional trials and surveys. Results 1. Definition/organization of IHC: Is carried out by a multidisciplinary team visiting the home Considers effectiveness, quality, access and user satisfaction in an economic way and uses Tele-facilities as far as they serve these goals Has finance across organizational settings. 2. Clinical effectiveness of IHC for moderately disabled patients by 6–12 months follow-up: Stroke: In 14 randomized trials (n=2139) intervention patients were by meta-analysis significantly less likely (p=0.001) to be dead or dependent compared with conventional care. HF: 2 RCT (n=386) demonstrate each a significant reduction of all-cause readmissions (p=0.003 and p=0.001). COPD: 5 studies (2 RCT, 2 cohorts and 1 CT) (n=1249) demonstrate each a significant reduction in readmissions/total admission days (p<0.05). 3. Health economic evaluation: For each selected condition the first year benefit surmounts the costs of intervention using the Dutch Standardization by Oostenbrink as a common price catalogue across resources/trials/countries. 4. Patient satisfaction: Focus group interviews confirm literature findings of very good satisfaction by IHC both among patients/carers and health professionals. Discussion Calculated net savings of 1450€ per patient in IHC are not supposed to materialize in ‘cool’- cash but enables local negotiation of adapted solutions with a minimum of national legislation/finance (Meso-strategy of dissemination). Implications IHC is an approach to clinical continuity for a majority of frail elder somatic patients.

Workshop: health technology assessment of integrated home care for frial elder somatic patients