Table 3.
Mean direct costs of care per ICD patient per year (€, 2011 prices).
| Type of cost | Mean direct cost per patient - ICD group |
Mean difference, € | Confidence interval |
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| U-group, € | Confidence interval |
I- group, € |
Confidence interval |
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| Investment in the telemedicine application |
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Project start up costs |
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Nurses' training | — | n/a | 1.57 | 1.51-1.64 | 1.57 | n/a | n/a |
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Technicians' training | — | n/a | 0.16 | 0.14-0.18 | 0.16 | n/a | n/a |
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Specialists' training | — | n/a | 5.54 | 5.32-5.75 | 5.54 | n/a | n/a |
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Total investment costs | — |
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7.27 |
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7.27 |
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Travel |
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Cost of transportation of the patient and caregiver to the hospital for outpatient visits and procedures (borne by LHA) | 0 | n/a | 3.16 | n/a | 3.16 | n/a | n/a |
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Staffing |
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Nurses' time used for patient training | — | n/a | 4.51 | n/a | 4.51 | n/a | n/a |
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Nurses'/technicians' time used for RM | — | n/a | 8.59 | 8.34-8.84 | 8.59 | n/a | n/a |
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Specialist's time used for RM | — | n/a | 7.94 | 7.62-8.25 | 7.94 | n/a | n/a |
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Changes in the use of health care resources |
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Outpatient visits and procedures | 473.88 | 391.99-555.76 | 434.30 | 411.25-457.33 | -39.58 | -124.40 to 45.23 | .35 |
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ER admissions | 20.09 | -0.43 to 40.60 | 46.96 | 40.14-53.78 | 26.87 | 5.35-48.39 | .02 |
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Hospitalizations in acute hospitals | 866.94 | 155.15-1578.73 | 572.13 | 475.80-668.44 | -294.81 | -1012.46 to 422.83 | .41 |
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Medications (distributed by the hospital) | 0.02 | 0.02-0.073 | 1.39 | 0.99-1.79 | 1.37 | 0.96-1.77 | <.001 |
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Medications (distributed by pharmacies) | 758.26 | 605.01-911.52 | 726.86 | 686.50-755.22 | -31.40 | -194.16 to 119.35 | .63 |
| Total running costs | 2119.19 |
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1805.84 |
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| Total costs | 2119.19 | 1428.01-2812.16 | 1813.11 | 1706.12-1908.35 | -306.08 | -1011.68 to 385.98 | .37 | ||