Economic Modeling of Heart Failure Telehealth Programs: When Do They Become Cost Saving?

Telehealth programs for congestive heart failure have been shown to be clinically effective. This study assesses clinical and economic consequences of providing telehealth programs for CHF patients. A Markov model was developed and presented in the context of a home-based telehealth program on CHF....

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Main Authors: Sheena Xin Liu, Rui Xiang, Charles Lagor, Nan Liu, Kathleen Sullivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3289628