A cost-minimization analysis of a realtime teledermatology service in northern Norway
Realtime teledermatology has been a routine service provided by the University Hospital of Tromso to a primary-care centre in Kirkenes since 1989. The cost of the teledermatology service was compared with the costs of three alternative methods of treatment for the patients. The first was a combinati...
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crsagepubl:10.1258/1357633001935905 2024-05-19T07:43:29+00:00 A cost-minimization analysis of a realtime teledermatology service in northern Norway Bergmo, T S 2000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/1357633001935905 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1258/1357633001935905 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare volume 6, issue 5, page 273-277 ISSN 1357-633X 1758-1109 journal-article 2000 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1258/1357633001935905 2024-05-02T09:39:18Z Realtime teledermatology has been a routine service provided by the University Hospital of Tromso to a primary-care centre in Kirkenes since 1989. The cost of the teledermatology service was compared with the costs of three alternative methods of treatment for the patients. The first was a combination of a visiting service and patient travel to hospital. The second was patient travel to the nearest secondary-care centre. The third was a locally employed dermatologist. At the actual 1998 workload of 375 patients, the total cost of teledermatology was NKr470,780, while the three alternatives cost NKr880,530, NKr1,635,075 and NKr958,660, respectively. Analysis of the unit costs showed that the realtime teledermatology service, including local phototherapy, was less costly than the three alternatives for annual workloads above 195 patients per year. A sensitivity analysis showed that the results were robust to changes in the assumptions about the cost structure. Article in Journal/Newspaper Kirkenes Northern Norway Tromso Tromso SAGE Publications Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 6 5 273 277 |
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Realtime teledermatology has been a routine service provided by the University Hospital of Tromso to a primary-care centre in Kirkenes since 1989. The cost of the teledermatology service was compared with the costs of three alternative methods of treatment for the patients. The first was a combination of a visiting service and patient travel to hospital. The second was patient travel to the nearest secondary-care centre. The third was a locally employed dermatologist. At the actual 1998 workload of 375 patients, the total cost of teledermatology was NKr470,780, while the three alternatives cost NKr880,530, NKr1,635,075 and NKr958,660, respectively. Analysis of the unit costs showed that the realtime teledermatology service, including local phototherapy, was less costly than the three alternatives for annual workloads above 195 patients per year. A sensitivity analysis showed that the results were robust to changes in the assumptions about the cost structure. |
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A cost-minimization analysis of a realtime teledermatology service in northern Norway |
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A cost-minimization analysis of a realtime teledermatology service in northern Norway |
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A cost-minimization analysis of a realtime teledermatology service in northern Norway |
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