Costs of remote monitoring vs. ambulatory follow | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由LGuédon-Moreau著作·2014·被引用69次—Remotemonitoring(RM)ofimplantablecardioverterdefibrillators...ICDequippedwithBiotronikHomeMonitoring®(HM;BiotronikSEandCo.

Aims

The Effectiveness and Cost of ICD follow-up Schedule with Telecardiology (ECOST) trial evaluated prospectively the economic impact of long-term remote monitoring (RM) of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).

Methods and results

The analysis included 310 patients randomly assigned to RM (active group) vs. ambulatory follow-ups (control group). Patients in the active group were seen once a year unless the system reported an event mandating an ambulatory visit, while patients in the control group were seen in the ambulatory department every 6 months. The costs of each follow-up strategy were compared, using the actual billing documents issued by the French health insurance system, including costs of (i) (a...