کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
517132 1449194 2008 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Cost-effectiveness of telemonitoring for high-risk pregnant women
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی کامپیوتر نرم افزارهای علوم کامپیوتر
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Cost-effectiveness of telemonitoring for high-risk pregnant women
چکیده انگلیسی

PurposeCost-minimization is a main topic in present-day health care. Clinicians are urged to keep hospital stays as short as possible, also in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Departments. At present stabilized high-risk pregnant women stay in hospital for the sole purpose of being monitored.MethodIn this retrospective study the cost-effectiveness of telemonitoring of such high-risk pregnant women was calculated by analyzing the data of 456 episodes originating from 415 patients of the Ghent University Hospital.Results and conclusionsIt was determined that telemonitoring made a cost-reduction of €145,822 per year possible. However, variables such as educational level, psychosocial situation, time–travel distance from home to the hospital, reimbursement system and actual clinical status were not included. Furthermore, the Belgian health authorities does not provide for a specific code to allow the billing of teleinterpretation of transmitted results.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Medical Informatics - Volume 77, Issue 7, July 2008, Pages 470–476
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