Care and cost trajectories of asylum seekers in a nurse-led, patient centered, care network in Switzerland

Author(s) : Jacques Spycher, Patrick Bodenmann, Raphaël Bize, Joachim Marti

Source : https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06644-5

“Switzerland, with its decentralized health system, has seen the emergence of a variety of care models to meet the complex needs of asylum seekers. A network of public and private providers was designed in the canton Vaud, in which a nurse-led team acts as a first contact point to the health system and provides health checks, preventive care, and health education to this population. In addition, the service plays a case management role for more complex and vulnerable patients. While the network has been examined from a clinical angle, we provide the first descriptive evidence on the care and cost trajectories of asylum seekers in the canton.“

 

Keywords: Administrative data, Primary care, Vulnerable populations, Health care costs, Language barriers