Table 1.

Starting costs for follow-up of 25 patients with and without telemonitoring during the first year.

Group		Cost, €
Control group (without telemonitoring) costs (hospitilization and home treatment), n=25		156,085.00
Study group (telemonitoring)		116,139.81
Cost of services provided by the National Health Service
	Equipment rental (25 pieces)	126,000.00
	Total debit	242,139.81
	Additional revenue for the use of beds	123,019.00
	Recovery of working days	9284.00
	Total credit	132,303.00
	Current costs (debit-credit	109,836,81
Budget
	Saving with telemedicine	46,248.19
	Savings cost on first year per patient of follow-up with telemonitoring assistance	1986.42