Rule of halves: implications of increasing diagnosis and reducing dropout for future workload and prescribing costs in primary care.
Year: 1992
Type: article
Abstract: Evidence from one practice and from the literature suggest that approximately half of most common chronic disorders are undetected, that half of those detected are not treated, and that half of those treated are not controlled: the 'rule of halves'. Workload in primary care would increase by at least 12% if all common and important chronic disorders were fully diagnosed, treated and followed up; the accompanying effects on prescribing costs would be complex, but not necessarily inflationary. The relationship between these data and the new general practitioner contract is discussed.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Author: J T Hart
Institution: St Mary's Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Family Practice
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2117548102