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Persaud, D David, Jreige, Steve, Skedgel, Chris 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4989-8846, Finley, John, Sargeant, Joan and Hanlon, Neil
(2005)
An incremental cost analysis of telehealth in Nova Scotia from a societal perspective.
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 11 (2).
pp. 77-84.
ISSN 1357-633X
Abstract
We examined the costs of telehealth in Nova Scotia from a societal perspective. The clinical outcomes of telepsychiatry and teledermatology services were assumed to be similar to those for conventional face-to-face consultations. Cost information was obtained from the Nova Scotia Department of Health, the Canadian Institute for Health Information, and questionnaires to patients, physicians and telehealth coordinators. There were 215 questionnaires completed by patients, 135 by specialist physicians and eight by telehealth coordinators. Patient costs for a face-to-face consultation ranged from $240 to $1048 (all costs in Canadian dollars), whereas patient costs for telehealth were lower, from $17 to $70. However, from a societal perspective, the overall cost of providing face-to-face services was lower than for telehealth: the total costs for face-to-face services ranged from $325 to $1133, while the total costs for telehealth services ranged from $1736 to $28,084. A threshold analysis showed that, above a certain patient workload, telehealth services would be more cost-effective than face-to-face services from a societal perspective. This workload is attainable in Nova Scotia.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | costs and cost analysis,dermatology,health care costs,humans,nova scotia,psychiatry,telemedicine |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) |
| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2015 12:42 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2022 22:33 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/51942 |
| DOI: | 10.1258/1357633053499877 |
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