Electronic Gate Keeping international publications
PUBLICATION
Topic: Cost effectiveness of electronic gate keeping (EGK) system on laboratory tests demand at a rural academic hospital in Eastern Cape, South Africa: a cross sectional study.
Brief summary: This study evaluates the benefits of EGK on cost savings on the tests rejected by the intervention.
PUBLICATION
Topic: Comparison of trends in laboratory expenditure before and after the implementation of Electronic Gate Keeping in NMAH, Eastern Cape, South Africa: an interrupted time series analysis
Brief summary: This study evaluates the impact of EGK on laboratory expenditure when compared to the period before, when there was no intervention. It answers the question of “did the department of health spend more or less on the medical laboratory testing when compared to before the intervention was implemented?”
PUBLICATION: Under Peer Review
Topic: Cost effectiveness analysis of implementing Electronic Gate Keeping intervention according to WHO-CHOICE Thresholds
Brief summary: This study examines whether the EGK intervention is good value for money or not; whether it was worth implementing it or not. It answers the question of “will the intervention be affordable and sustainable for the department of health to utilize if it becomes the intervention of choice?”