Quality and cost-effectiveness--effects in burn care.
The eternal debate between quality and cost-effectiveness within the healthcare arena is challenging for healthcare professionals and organisations. This is a national and international priority in the field of burn care for implementing the projects of burns networks, outreach teams, regional commissioning groups and rehabilitation. This article focussed on several areas of cost-effective quality burn care from initial management to rehabilitation and explore whether that can assist the specialists in the provision of quality care and value for money.
Mandal
Anirban
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Frenchay Hospital, Bristol BS16 1LE, UK. animandal@hotmail.com <animandal@hotmail.com>
D002053:Burn Units / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D002056:Burns / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014945:Wound Healing