Table 4.
Model | Cost ($) | Admissions (#) | Outpatient visits (#) | Outpatient paracenteses (#) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Standard of care | 1,221,500 | 37 | 112 | 105 |
Telemonitoring interventiona | 1,054,000 | 28 | 121 | 133 |
Incremental change | − 167,500 | − 9 | + 9 | + 28 |
Sensitivity analyses | ||||
Low probability, low cost | ||||
Standard of care | 225,900 | 7 | 86 | 33 |
Telemonitoring interventiona | 216,500 | 3 | 95 | 50 |
Incremental change | − 9400 | − 4 | + 9 | + 17 |
Low probability, high cost | ||||
Standard of care | 303,800 | 7 | 86 | 33 |
Telemonitoring interventiona | 250,500 | 3 | 95 | 50 |
Incremental change | − 53,300 | − 4 | + 9 | + 17 |
High probability, low cost | ||||
Standard of care | 2,088,000 | 77 | 140 | 201 |
Telemonitoring interventiona | 1,891,100 | 65 | 146 | 225 |
Incremental change | − 196,900 | − 12 | + 6 | + 24 |
High probability, high cost | ||||
Standard of care | 2,954,800 | 77 | 140 | 201 |
Telemonitoring interventiona | 2,614,600 | 65 | 146 | 225 |
Incremental change | − 340,200 | − 12 | + 6 | + 24 |
aSalary for a full time a junior administrative staff member to staff the telemonitoring program ($50,000) was added to the cost of the telemonitoring intervention in every analysis