Quality and Cost-effectiveness Model for the Treatment of Patients With Renal Replacement Therapy - National Health Service Project in Latvia

Activity: Talk or presentation typesPoster presentation

Description

Background
An increasing number of patients are undergoing kidney replacement therapy (KRT). It is challenging to ensure a high and equitable quality of care for all patients with KRT. The lack of data to evaluate the treatment according to evidence-based criteria creates problems, affecting the ability to analyse quality and financial efficiency. Therefore, new healthcare models are needed to improve quality and cost effectiveness.

Materials and Methods
The project starts in September 2024 and will last for 20 months, it has several phases using different methodologies (Figure 1):
1. Development of a new kidney patient registry (KPR) platform.
2. Patient registration, data collection and validation.
3. Development of treatment quality criteria and individual recommendations.
4. Implementation of improvements according to the recommendations in the KRT centres.
5. Evaluation and analysis of treatment outcomes.
6. Analysis of resource efficiency.
7. Ensure the sustainability of the model and KPR, including sources of future funding and legal considerations.

Results
The project will significantly improve KRT patient care including all patients in the registry and implementing tailored recommendations for all 33 KRT centres. We expect a 50 % increase in transplant recipient candidates and a 20 % rise in patients with appropriate vascular access. These actions will enhance treatment quality, ensure the sustainability of the KPR, and provide a clear forecast of the financial impact at national and local levels.

Conclusions
The proposed novel model will enhance KRT patient treatment quality, optimize costs, increase recipients in waiting list, and promote transplantation quality and equality.
Period3 Oct 20245 Oct 2024
Event titleXVII Baltic Nephrology Conference
Event typeConference
Conference number17
LocationTartu, EstoniaShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational