Trial reportTelemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association2015
Cost comparison between home telemonitoring and usual care of older adults: a randomized trial (Tele-ERA).
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- eHealth Applications to Support Independent Living of Older Persons: Scoping Review of Costs and Benefits Identified in Economic Evaluations.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Long-term medical and productivity costs of severe trauma: Results from a prospective cohort study.PloS one · 2021Article
- Health care costs of injury in the older population: a prospective multicentre cohort study in the Netherlands.BMC geriatrics · 2020Article
- Health Care and Productivity Costs of Non-Fatal Traffic Injuries: A Comparison of Road User Types.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Prognostic factors for medical and productivity costs, and return to work after trauma.PloS one · 2020Article
- Pharmacist-led hypertension management combined with blood pressure telemonitoring in a primary care setting may be cost-effective in high-risk patients.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2019Article
- Medical and productivity costs after trauma.PloS one · 2019Article
- Using an Internet-Based Hospital to Address Maldistribution of Health Care Resources in Rural Areas of Guangdong Province, China: Retrospective and Descriptive Study.JMIR medical informatics · 2018Article
- Primary Prevention of Asymptomatic Cardiovascular Disease Using Physiological Sensors Connected to an iOS App.Journal of medical systems · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundFrom 1992 to 2008, older adults in the United States incurred more healthcare expense per capita than any other age group. Home telemonitoring has emerged as a potential solution to reduce these costs, but evidence is mixed. The primary aim of the study was to evaluate whether the mean difference in total direct medical cost consequence between older adults receiving additional home telemonitoring care (TELE) (n=102) and those receiving usual medical care (UC) (n=103) were significant. Inpatient, outpatient, emergency department, decedents, survivors, and 30-day readmission costs were evaluated as secondary aim. MATERIALS AND
methodsMultivariate generalized linear models (GLMs) and parametric bootstrapping method were used to model cost and to determine significance of the cost differences. We also compared the differences in arithmetic mean costs.
resultsFrom the conditional GLMs, the estimated mean cost differences (TELE versus UC) for total, inpatient, outpatient, and ED were -$9,537 (p=0.068), -$8,482 (p =0.098), -$1,160 (p=0.177), and $106 (p=0.619), respectively. Mean postenrollment cost was 11% lower than the prior year for TELE versus 22% higher for UC. The ratio of mean cost for decedents to survivors was 2.1:1 (TELE) versus 12.7:1 (UC).
conclusionsThere were no significant differences in the mean total cost between the two treatment groups. The TELE group had less variability in cost of care, lower decedents to survivors cost ratio, and lower total 30-day readmission cost than the UC group.
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