The Role of General Practitioners in Trauma Care

An analysis of care pathways of trauma patients based on SUVA insurance data

At a glance

Project leader : Dr. Marc Höglinger
Project team : Prof. Dr. Klaus Eichler, Fabio Knöfler
Project budget : CHF 50'000
Project status : completed
Funding partner : Third party (Suva)
Project partner : Suva
Contact person : Marc Höglinger

Description

Primary care physicians (PCP) play an essential role in the provision of care in the Swiss healthcare system. In our study, we analyze the role of PCP in trauma care: (1) to what extent and when PCP provide first care after injury, (2) whether they act as single care provider or refer patients to other providers, and (3) what role they play in the follow-up care. Using a unique claims dataset from the largest Swiss Accident Insurer SUVA with N=2.2 million injury cases, we analyze regional differences in the role of primary care physicians, differences between various socio-demographic patient groups and different types of injuries. Our results shed light on the role of PCPs in trauma care and provide valuable insights into the training needs of PCPs.

Publications

Höglinger, Marc; Knöfler, Fabio; Schaumann-von Stosch, Rita; Scholz-Odermatt, Stefan M.; Eichler, Klaus,

2020.

Recent trends and variations in general practitioners’ involvement in accident care in Switzerland : an analysis of claims data.

BMC Family Practice.

2020(21), pp. 99.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01170-5
Höglinger, Marc; Knöfler, Fabio; Schaumann-von Stosch, Rita; Scholz, Stefan; Eichler, Klaus,

2020.

Versorgung von Unfallpatienten durch die Hausarztpraxis : zentrale Anlaufstelle, breites Verletzungsspektrum.

Luzern:

SUVA.

Available from: https://www.suva.ch/de-CH/material/Dokumentationen/medical-2020-8-versorgung-von-unfallpatienten-durch-die-hausarztpraxis
Höglinger, Marc,

2019.

"Tell me who you are, and I'll tell you where you're being treated" : determinants of care pathways for accident patients.

In:

20. forumsante.ch, Bern, 15. Januar 2019.

Available from: https://www.forumsante.ch/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/02_Hoeglinger_EN.pdf
Höglinger, Marc,

2019.

Cost impact of the changing role of the general practitioner in trauma care : a decomposition analysis.

In:

iHEA 2019 World Congress on Health Economics, Basel, Switzerland, 13-17 July 2019.
Höglinger, Marc; Knöfler, Fabio; Schaumann-von Stosch, Rita; Scholz, Stefan; Eichler, Klaus,

2018.

The role of general practitioners in trauma care : variation by injury type, region, patient profile, and over time [poster].

In:

ISPOR 21th Annual European Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 10-14 November 2018.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2018.09.904
Höglinger, Marc; Knöfler, Fabio; Eichler, Klaus; Scholz, Stefan,

2018.

Variation in the role of general practitioners in trauma care.

In:

Wennberg International Collaborative Spring Policy Meeting 2018, Zürich, 12.-13. April 2018.

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