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Table 2 Mean costs of teledermatology and conventional process by type of costs, per episode

From: A cost minimisation analysis in teledermatology: model-based approach

  

Teledermatology process, €

Conventional process, €

Incremental costs due to teledermatology €

Total costs*

Mean total (95% CI)

387.0

(281.0 to 502.5)

354.0

(228.0 to 484.0)

32.5

(-29.0 to 74.7)

Investment costs

Mean total (95% CI)

1.6 (1.6 to 2.1)

0

1.6 (1.6 to 2.1)

 

Digital camera costs

0.8

0

 
 

Website costs

0.16

0

 
 

Training costs

0.6

0

 

GP costs

Mean total (95% CI)

85.5

(64.8 to 111)

21.3

(13.0 to 30.1)

64.2

(46 to 88.3)

 

Costs of diagnosis and treatment

18.4

0

 
 

Costs first visit

45.6

21.3

 
 

Costs follow up visit

17.6

0

 

Dermatologist costs

Mean total (95% CI)

241.0

(155.4 to 338.9)

269.1

(173.8 to 363.3)

-28.1

(-90.0 to 15.6)

 

Costs of diagnosis and treatment

68.9

87.3

 
 

Costs first visit

42.9

54.4

 
 

Costs follow-up visit

48.3

60.4

 
 

Teleconsultation costs

47.5

0

 

Out-of-pocket costs

Mean total (95% CI)

12.4

(5.4 to 19.6)

16.3

(8.1 to 24.5)

-4.1

(-8.1 to - 1.85)

 

Travel costs patient

11.5

15.2

 
 

Travel costs accompanying person

0.8

1.1

 

Employer costs

Mean total (95% CI)

46.2

(18.4 to 86.1)

47.3

(18.0 to 83.1)

-1.1

(-14.3 to 7.6)

  1. The 95% confidence interval (95% CI) reported in this table represents the 2.5% and 97.5% percentiles of the simulation results. For interpretation, a Bayesian perspective on uncertainty is adopted in the text of this paper in which the probability of simulations results (e.g. teledermatology being cheaper than conventional practice) is reported.