Estimated cost for cardiovascular disease risk-based management at a primary healthcare center in Nepal
Aryal A, Citrin D, Halliday S, Kumar A, Nepal P, Shrestha A, Nugent R, Schwarz D. Estimated cost for cardiovascular disease risk-based management at a primary healthcare center in Nepal. Global Health Research And Policy 2020, 5: 2. PMID: 32016159, PMCID: PMC6988194, DOI: 10.1186/s41256-020-0130-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiovascular DiseasesClinical ProtocolsDelivery of Health CareHealth Care CostsNepalPrimary Health CarePrimary PreventionConceptsPrimary healthcare centersNon-communicable diseasesHealthcare centersCardiovascular diseasePrimary preventionCatchment populationPrimary CVD preventionBurden of disabilityDirect medical costsAnnual incremental costCost of screeningMiddle-income country settingsGlobal Hearts InitiativeIncremental work loadEligible patientsCVD preventionMiddle-income countriesTreatment protocolHearts InitiativeMedical costsOne-year time horizonAmount of medicineHealthcare providersLaboratory testsPhysician workload