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ONS reduce costs by enhancing patient care

Malnutrition is a burden both on the patient and health economics. Oral nutritional supplements (ONS) are a beneficial and smart way to help tackle this widespread problem: they reduce costs for the health care sector dealing with limited resources since an improved nutritional status can contribute to better health outcomes and increased Quality for Life for patients.

According to published HEOR data, the use of ONS is effective in improving patients' Quality of Life while reducing the burden on the health care system:

• 2 days less spent in hospital
• 16.5 % fewer hospital admissions
• 35 % reduction in mortality
• 10 % reduction in costs by using ONS compared to routine care

References:
1) Elia M, Normand C, Norman K, Laviano A. A systematic review of the cost and cost effectiveness of using standard oral nutritional supplements in the hospital setting. Clin Nutr 2016; 35(2):370-380.
2) Elia M, Normand C, Laviano A, Norman K. A systematic review of the cost and cost effectiveness of using standard oral nutritional supplements in community and care home settings. Clin Nutr 2016; 35(1):125-137.