Publications by authors named "E C Henken"
Background: Orthogeriatric co-management (OGCM) addresses the special needs of geriatric fracture patients. Most of the research on OGCM focused on hip fractures while results concerning other severe fractures are rare. We conducted a health-economic evaluation of OGCM for pelvic and vertebral fractures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOrthogeriatric co-management (OGCM) describes a collaboration of orthopedic surgeons and geriatricians for the treatment of fragility fractures in geriatric patients. While its cost-effectiveness for hip fractures has been widely investigated, research focusing on fractures of the upper extremities is lacking. Thus, we conducted a health economic evaluation of treatment in OGCM hospitals for forearm and humerus fractures.
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- The study introduces a new metric called fragmented care density (FCD) to measure care coordination more flexibly than the existing care density (CD) metric, which may not apply well across different disorders or regions.
- In a study involving over 21,000 schizophrenia patients in Germany, FCD proved to be a more effective predictor of hospitalization risk compared to CD.
- FCD allows for a tailored analysis of provider relationships, potentially enhancing collaboration strategies to reduce hospitalization rates in psychiatric care.
Unlabelled: Orthogeriatric co-management (OGCM) may provide benefits for geriatric fragility fracture patients in terms of more frequent osteoporosis treatment and fewer re-fractures. Yet, we did not find higher costs in OGCM hospitals for re-fractures or antiosteoporotic medication for most fracture sites within 12 months, although antiosteoporotic medication was more often prescribed.
Purpose: Evidence suggests benefits of orthogeriatric co-management (OGCM) for hip fracture patients.