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Table 5 Return on investment ratios of primary care in hospital cost savings by common preventable chronic disease

From: Better health outcomes at lower costs: the benefits of primary care utilisation for chronic disease management in remote Indigenous communities in Australia’s Northern Territory

 

Medium level of primary care

High level of primary care

Diabetes

$12.95

$4.20

IHD

$11.83

$4.61

COPD

$7.21

$2.50

Renal Disease

$21.67

$6.86

Hypertension

$9.72

$3.21

Total average

$11.75

$3.95

  1. Notes: COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; IHD: Ischemic heart disease; Medium level: 2-11 visits per year, High level: 12 visits per year or more
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BMC Health Services Research

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