Cost-effectiveness analysis of telemedicine.
There are a number of different costs associated with the development and operation of telemedicine services. A model is proposed in order to assist in strengthening the evidence base for telemedicine. It includes the following components: project establishment costs; equipment costs; maintenance costs; communication costs; staffing costs. All need to be considered in arriving at an annual cost figure for operating a telemedicine service. The inclusion of all these costs, prepared in the standard manner outlined in the model, will ensure that a realistic cost figure is available when evaluating the cost-effectiveness of a telemedicine service.
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Health Informatics Society of Australia, Canberra. bernie.crowe@acslink.aone.net.au
D001315:Australia; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008283:Maintenance; D018803:Models, Economic; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000191:economics*; D013686:Telemetry / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation