Grüneberg R N, Richards J D
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enabling many illnesses to be managed safely at home rather than by admission to hospital or attendance at the outpatient department; reassurance of patients, relatives, and family practitioners; the mutual education of family practitioners and pathologists; and the improvement of outcome of disease by early investigation.An analysis of the financially definable costs and benefits of 1,182 domiciliary visits by two pathologists during an eight-year period shows that the savings are much greater than the costs.
使许多疾病能够在家中得到安全管理，而无需住院或前往门诊部就诊；让患者、亲属和家庭医生安心；促进家庭医生与病理学家之间的相互学习；以及通过早期检查改善疾病的治疗效果。对两位病理学家在八年期间进行的1182次上门访视的可财务界定成本和效益进行分析表明，节省的费用远高于成本。
