Table 5.
Cost estimates by scenario.
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Total cost estimatesa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Medium | High | |
| Scenario 1: Preventive care | |||
| Within SCI homecare catchment area | |||
| Standard care | $19,955 | $23,673 | $32,933 |
| Telehealth option 1b | $18,465 | $21,349 | $28,669 |
| Outside SCI homecare catchment area | |||
| Standard care | $5,514 | $9,242 | $24,057 |
| Telehealth option 1b | $18,465 | $21,349 | $28,669 |
| Telehealth option 2c | $4,895 | $8,066 | $14,934 |
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| Scenario 2: Existing pressure ulcer | |||
| Within SCI homecare catchment area | |||
| Standard care | $10,100 | $11,234 | $12,368 |
| (No telehealth in this situation) | |||
| Outside SCI homecare catchment area | |||
| Standard care | $6,795 | $8,408 | $13,368 |
| Telehealth option 3d | $4,901 | $6,325 | $11,083 |
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| Scenario 3: Postsurgical care | |||
| Within SCI homecare catchment area | |||
| Standard care | $4,184 | $6,199 | $13,769 |
| Telehealth option 1b | $7,897 | $9,331 | $14,093 |
| Telehealth option 3d | $2,159 | $3,619 | $9,515 |
| Outside SCI homecare catchment area | |||
| Standard care | $2,828 | $4,719 | $12,154 |
| Telehealth option 1b | $6,903 | $8,161 | $12,746 |
| Telehealth option 3d | $2,159 | $3,619 | $9,515 |
SCI: Spinal cord injury.
aFigures are in 2007 dollars.
bTelehealth option 1 used an interactive videoconferencing machine that was installed in the patient's home. cTelehealth option 2 used the same machine plus station-to-station (hub and spoke) teleconferencing. dTelehealth option 3 used low-cost equipment such as digital cameras and e-mail.