Csaba Dózsa, habil PhD MSc, Health Economist, discusses his model for cost-effectiveness in the prevention and treatment of pressure injuries in an interview with SmartTRAK.
In this interview, Prof. Dózsa unveils his groundbreaking pressure injury (PI) prevention costing model. With a 20-year background in health economics, he embarked on this journey from Hungary's National Health Insurance Fund. His expertise shaped the German DRG point system locally and steered home care development. Establishing Med-Econ Ltd., he delved into diverse health economic studies, culminating in a sophisticated, non-linear model for PI prevention costs.
The model's complexity stems from recognizing intricate healthcare inputs and outcomes. It calculates annual PI costs across scenarios: implementing preventive care bundles with or without multi-layer dressings, and treatment-only approaches. Designed as a calculation framework, it showcases the efficacy of preventive wound care.
Among the many questions answered by Prof, Dózsa in this interview are:
- Can this model be used in any health and political environment?
- How does the use of this model affect a hospital's use of dressings?
- How would you describe the cost structure of prevention and treatment?
- Can this model and its outcome lead to systemic changes?
- How long would it take a hospital or hospital system to adapt the model to their data?
- Can this model be used equally in the case of higher-risk patients, older patients or in hospitals that see proportionally more of these patients?
The interview, conducted by Anikó Szekér, SmartTRAK Senior Analyst, Wound Care, offers insights into Prof. Dózsa's journey and his PI prevention costing model's potential. To download a complete transcript of the interview, just click the button below.
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