Figure 4.

Country-dependent variations in provider costs and income. Although provider costs for follow-up are similar for HM ON or OFF patients in all countries, the net income impact of either follow-up strategy is dependent on the existing reimbursement provision for remote monitoring-related activities by the provider (physicians, nurses, and technicians): in countries without such provisions (and usually only a fee-for-service for in-person visits), net income of the providers decreases, while it increases if remote monitoring reimbursement is available (UK and Germany).