A randomized trial of group outpatient visits for chronically ill older HMO members:the cooperative health care clinic

This is a critical abstract of an economic evaluation that meets the criteria for inclusion on NHS EED. Each abstract contains a brief summary of the methods, the results and conclusions followed by a detailed critical assessment on the reliability of the study and the conclusions drawn. Group visits for chronically ill elderly patients reduced repeat hospital admissions and emergency care use, reduced the cost of care, delivered certain preventive services more effectively and increased patient and physician satisfaction.