Cost-effectiveness analysis of Hospital at Home as an intervention during a pandemic

When patients receive hospital treatment in their own homes, it not only affects healthcare resources, but also the productivity of patients, relatives and society.

AIM

The project therefore aims to investigate the cost-effectiveness of a new model for home hospitalisations, developed at Nordsjællands Hospital (called Influenzer), compared to traditional hospitalisation, and in addition to develop methods to better calculate socio-economic effects, including loss or gain in work and everyday life.

The project combines a literature review, a Danish clinical study of the home hospitalisation model Influenzer, and a methodological analysis of how productivity losses can be included in economic evaluations. The goal is to create new knowledge that can support decisions about future health technology solutions and pandemic preparedness.

PARTNERS

The project is a PhD project by Maja Kjær Rasmussen.

The project is being carried out in collaboration with the University of Southern Denmark and North Zealand Hospital, Hillerød.

EXTERNAL FUNDING

The project is funded by the Innovation Fund Denmark’s Grand Solutions programme.