Economic evaluation strategies in telehealth: obtaining a more holistic valuation of telehealth interventions

Snoswell, Centaine, Smith, Anthony C., Scuffham, Paul A. and Whitty, Jennifer A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5886-1933 (2017) Economic evaluation strategies in telehealth: obtaining a more holistic valuation of telehealth interventions. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23 (9). pp. 792-796. ISSN 1357-633X

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Abstract

Telehealth is an emerging area of medical research. Its translation from conception, to research and into practice requires tailored research and economic evaluation methods. Due to their nature telehealth interventions exhibit a number of extra-clinical benefits that are relevant when valuing their costs and outcomes. By incorporating methods to measure societal values such as patient preference and willingness-to-pay, a more holistic value can be placed on the extra-clinical outcomes associated with telehealth and evaluations can represent new interventions more effectively. Cost-benefit analysis is a method by which relevant costs and outcomes in telehealth can be succinctly valued and compared. When health economic methods are conducted using holistic approaches such as cost-benefit analysis they can facilitate the translation of telehealth research into policy and practice.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Respiratory and Airways Group Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Services and Primary Care Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	16 Nov 2016 12:00
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 01:33
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/61374
DOI:	10.1177/1357633X16671407

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