Table 1 Summary of Economic Analyses
From: A systematic review of economic analyses of telehealth services using real time video communication
Article | Service Setting | Clinical Discipline | Study Type | Ec Analysis Type & Quality Score | Technology & Connectivity | Perspective | Cost Outcomes | Telehealth outcome vs usual care |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ruskin 2004[51] | Rural outpatient | Psychiatry | RCT | CMA 84 | Computer, ISDN | Health service | More | Same |
Modai 2006[72] | Rural outpatient | Psychiatry | ProspCC | CCA 45 | Not specified, ISDN | Health service | More | Same |
O'Reilly 2007[73] | Rural outpatient | Psychiatry | RCT | CMA 54 | VC, ISDN | Health service | Less | Same |
Shore 2007[29] | Rural outpatient | Psychiatry | DiagAcc | CMA 57 | VC, ISDN | Health service | Mixed1 | Same |
Crow 2009[35] | Rural outpatient | Psychology | RCT | CEA 77 | Not specified, T1 line | Societal | Less (HS less) | Less2 |
Persaud 2005[53] | Rural outpatient | Psychiatry & dermatology | RetCoh | CMA 46 | Not specified, 384 kbits/sec | Societal | Less (HS more) | Same |
Oakley 2000[74] | Rural outpatient | Dermatology | RCT | CCA 15 | Computer, ISDN | Patient | Less | Same |
Loane 2001a[32] | Rural outpatient | Dermatology | RCT | CMA 70 | Computer, ISDN | Societal | Less (HS more) | Same |
Loane 2001b[59] | Rural outpatient | Dermatology | RCT | CMA 40 | VC, ISDN | Health service | More | Same |
Chua 2001[36] | Rural outpatient | Neurology | RCT | CCA 25 | VC, ISDN | Health service | More | Less |
Bergmo 1997[52] | Rural outpatient | Ear nose & throat | RetCoh | CMA 68 | VC, ISDN | Societal | Less (HS less) | Same |
Ohinmaa 2002[33] | Rural outpatient | Orthopaedics | RCT | CMA 71 | VC, ISDN | Societal | Less (HS more) | Same |
Bishai 2003[62] | Rural outpatient | Gynaecology | DiagAcc | CCA 84 | VC, T1 line | Societal | More | More |
Pronovost 2009[31] | Rural outpatient | Pain management | RCT | CMA 93 | VC, broadband | Societal | Less (HS more) | Same |
Johnston 2000[39] | Home care | Nursing | RCT | CCA 19 | Not specified Not specified | Health service | Less | Same |
Smith 2002[42] | Home care | Nursing(CPAP) | DiagAcc | CMA 25 | Custom, PSTN | Health service | Less | Same |
Bohnenkamp 2004[41] | Home care | Nursing | NRT | CCA 35 | TV, PSTN | Health service | Same | More |
Finkelstein 2006[38] | Home care | Nursing | RCT | CCA 67 | TV, PSTN | Health service | Less | More |
Chan 2000[58] | Residential care | Dermatology | DiagAcc | CCA 32 | VC, ISDN | Health service | Less | Less3 |
DeMaio 2001[43] | Home care | Infectious diseases | B&A | CMA 15 | Vphone, ISDN | Health service | Less | Same |
Jerant 2001[37] | Home care | Cardiology | RCT | CCA 67 | Not specified PSTN | Health service | Less | More |
Eron 2006[40] | Home care | Internal medicine | ProspCC | CCA 67 | Not specified PSTN | Health service | Less | More |
Rendina 1997[75] | Rural inpatient | Paediatric Cardiol | B&A | CBA 56 | VC, T1 line | Health service | Less | Same |
Sable 1999[55] | Rural inpatient | Paediatric Cardiol | DiagAcc | CBA 27 | Computer ISDN | Health service | Less | More |
Sicotte 2004[56] | Rural inpatient | Paediatric Cardiol | DiagAcc | CEA 63 | VC, ISDN | Health service | More | More |
Dowie 2007[71] | Rural inpatient | Paediatric Cardiol | ProspCoh | CCA 85 | VC, ISDN | Societal | Mixed4 (HS more) | More |
Ehlers 2008[76] | Rural inpatient | Neurology | EcModel | CUA 65 | Computer, Not specified | Societal | Less (HS more) | More |
Wong 2006[64] | Rural inpatient | Neurosurgery | RCT | CCA 64 | VC, ISDN | Health service | More | Same |
Noble 2005[61] | Rural inpatient | Emerg med | RCT | CCA 60 | Not spec, ISDN | Societal | More | Same |
Duchesne 2008[57] | Rural inpatient | Emerg med | B&A | CCA 34 | VC, T1 line | Health service | Less | More |
Kunkler 2007[60] | Rural inpatient | Oncology | RCT | CMA 64 | VC, ISDN | Health service | Less | Same |
Loane 2000[45] | Hosp to PCare | Dermatology | RCT | CMA 54 | VC, ISDN | Health service | More | Same |
Wootton 2000[46] | Hosp to PCare | Dermatology | RCT | CCA 81 | VC, ISDN | Societal | More | Same |
Jacklin 2003[47] | Hosp to PCare | General practice | RCT | CCA 92 | Computer, ISDN | Societal | More | Same |
Rosenfeld 2000[50] | Specialist on-call | Intensive Care | B&A | CCA 80 | Computer, Not specified | Health service | Less | More |
Breslow 2004[49] | Specialist on-call | Intensive Care | B&A | CCA 53 | VC, T1 line | Health service | Less | More |