A systematic review of economic analyses of telehealth services using real time video communication

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Wade, Victoria A ^a   Karnon, Jonathan ^a   Elshaug, Adam G ^a,b   Hiller, Janet E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEORECORDING;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 77955300138     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-233     Document Type: Review

References (76)

1. Telemedicine: an historical perspective. C Higgins E Dunn D Conrath, Telecommunications Policy 1984 8 307 313 10.1016/0308-5961(84)90044-2 (Pubitemid 15491167)
2. Fragmentation to integration: national scoping study: the telemedicine industry in Australia. http://web.archive.org/web/20000817120459/http://www. noie.gov.au/publications/NOIE/ehealth/fragmentation-to-integration.pdf
3. Telemedicine: a new health care delivery system. RL Bashshur TG Reardon GW Shannon, Annu Rev Public Health 2000 21 613 637 10.1146/annurev.publhealth. 21.1.613 10884967
4. What is telemedicine? A collection of 104 peer-reviewed perspectives and theoretical underpinnings. S Sood V Mbarika S Jugoo R Dookhy CR Doarn N Prakash RC Merrell, Telemed J E Health 2007 13 573 590 10.1089/tmj.2006.0073 17999619
5. Telemedicine taxonomy: a classification tool. B Tulu S Chatterjee M Maheshwari, Telemedicine and e-Health 2007 13 349 358 10.1089/tmj.2006.0055 17603838
6. The value proposition in the widespread use of telehealth. C Cusack E Pan J Hook A Vincent DC Kaelber B Middleton, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2008 14 167 168 10.1258/jtt.2007.007043 18534947
7. What do we really know about the cost-effectiveness of telemedicine? S Hakansson C Gavelin, J Telemed Telecare 2000 6 Suppl 1 133 136 10.1258/1357633001934438 10793998
8. A review of telemedicine cost-effectiveness studies. FS Mair A Haycox C May T Williams, J Telemed Telecare 2000 6 Suppl 1 38 40 10.1258/1357633001934096 10793967
9. Results of a meta-analysis of cost-benefit research: is this a question worth asking? P Whitten C Kingsley J Grigsby, J Telemed Telecare 2000 6 Suppl 1 4 6 10.1258/1357633001934177 10793957
10. Assessing telemedicine: a systematic review of the literature. R Roine A Ohinmaa D Hailey, Cmaj 2001 165 765 771 11584564
11. Systematic review of cost effectiveness studies of telemedicine interventions. PS Whitten FS Mair A Haycox CR May TL Williams S Hellmich, Bmj 2002 324 1434 1437 10.1136/bmj.324.7351.1434 12065269 (Pubitemid 34634237)
12. The socio-economic impact of telehealth: a systematic review. PA Jennett L Affleck Hall D Hailey A Ohinmaa C Anderson R Thomas B Young D Lorenzetti RE Scott, J Telemed Telecare 2003 9 311 320 10.1258/135763303771005207 14680514
13. Study quality and evidence of benefit in recent assessments of telemedicine. D Hailey A Ohinmaa R Roine, J Telemed Telecare 2004 10 318 324 10.1258/1357633042602053 15603628
14. M Drummond B O'Brien G Stoddard G Torrance, Methods for the economic evaluation of healthcare programmes Oxford: Oxford University Press 2 1997
15. Recent advances in telepsychiatry: an updated review. J Monnier RG Knapp BC Frueh, Psychiatr Serv 2003 54 1604 1609 10.1176/appi.ps.54.12.1604 14645799
16. The use of telemedicine in psychiatry. S Norman, J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 2006 13 771 777 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.01033.x 17087682
17. Clinical and educational telepsychiatry applications: a review. DM Hilty SL Marks D Urness PM Yellowlees TS Nesbitt, Can J Psychiatry 2004 49 12 23 14763673
18. Accident and emergency teleconsultation for primary care - a systematic review of technical feasibility, clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness and level of local management. JA Brebner EM Brebner H Ruddick-Bracken, J Telemed Telecare 2006 12 Suppl 1 5 8 10.1258/135763306777978542 16884562
19. Intensive care telemedicine: review and consensus recommendations. J Cummings C Krsek K Vermoch K Matuszewski, American Journal of Medical Quality 2007 22 239 250 10.1177/1062860607302777 17656728
20. Systematic review of home telemonitoring for chronic diseases: the evidence base. G Pare M Jaana C Sicotte, J Am Med Inform Assoc 2007 14 269 277 10.1197/jamia.M2270 17329725
21. A systematic review of the literature on home monitoring for patients with heart failure. A Martinez E Everss JL Rojo-Alvarez DP Figal A Garcia-Alberola, J Telemed Telecare 2006 12 234 241 10.1258/135763306777889109 16848935
22. Cost comparison between telemonitoring and usual care of heart failure: a systematic review. E Seto, Telemed J E Health 2008 14 679 686 10.1089/tmj.2007.0114 18817497
23. Can economic evaluation in telemedicine be trusted? A systematic review of the literature. TS Bergmo, Cost Eff and Resourc Alloc 2009 7 18 10.1186/1478-7547-7-18
24. Development and validation of a grading system for the quality of cost-effectiveness studies. CH Chiou JW Hay JF Wallace BS Bloom PJ Neumann SD Sullivan HT Yu EB Keeler JM Henning JJ Ofman, Medical Care 2003 41 32 44 10.1097/00005650-200301000-00007 12544542
25. A cost-minimization analysis of orthopaedic consultations using videoconferencing in comparison with conventional consulting. A Ohinmaa S Vuolio K Haukipuro L Winblad, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2002 8 283 289 10.1258/135763302760314252 12396857
26. A cost-minimization analysis of the societal costs of realtime teledermatology compared with conventional care: results from a randomized controlled trial in New Zealand. MA Loane A Oakley M Rademaker N Bradford P Fleischl P Kerr R Wootton, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2001 7 233 238 10.1258/1357633011936453 11506759
27. A randomized controlled trial assessing the health economics of real-time teledermatology compared with conventional care: an urban versus rural perspective. MA Loane SE Bloomer R Corbett DJ Eedy C Evans N Hicks P Jacklin HE Lotery C Mathews J Paisley, et al. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2001 7 108 118 10.1258/1357633011936246 11331049
28. An incremental cost analysis of telehealth in Nova Scotia from a societal perspective. DD Persaud S Jreige C Skedgel J Finley J Sargeant N Hanlon, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2005 11 77 84 10.1258/1357633053499877 15829051
29. An economic evaluation of telehealth data collection with rural populations. JH Shore E Brooks DM Savin SM Manson AM Libby, Psychiatr Serv 2007 58 830 835 10.1176/appi.ps.58.6.830 17535944
30. An economic analysis of teleconsultation in otorhinolaryngology. TS Bergmo, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 1997 3 194 199 10.1258/ 1357633971931156 9614733
31. Telemedicine in the management of chronic pain: A cost analysis study. A Pronovost P Peng R Kern, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2009 56 590 596 10.1007/s12630-009-9123-9 19484320
32. A cost-minimization analysis of the societal costs of realtime teledermatology compared with conventional care: results from a randomized controlled trial in New Zealand. MA Loane A Oakley M Rademaker N Bradford P Fleischl P Kerr R Wootton, J Telemed Telecare 2001 7 233 238 10.1258/1357633011936453 11506759
33. A cost-minimization analysis of orthopaedic consultations using videoconferencing in comparison with conventional consulting. A Ohinmaa S Vuolio K Haukipuro I Winblad, J Telemed Telecare 2002 8 283 289 10.1258/ 135763302760314252 12396857
34. Telemedicine in pediatric and perinatal cardiology: Economic evaluation of a service in English hospitals. R Dowie H Mistry TA Young GC Weatherburn HM Gardiner M Rigby GV Rowlinson RCG Franklin, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 2007 23 116 125 10.1017/S0266462307051653 17234025
35. The cost effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa delivered via telemedicine versus face-to-face. SJ Crow JE Mitchell RD Crosby SA Swanson S Wonderlich K Lancanster, Behaviour Research and Therapy 2009 47 451 453 10.1016/j.brat.2009.02.006 19356743
36. Cost implications of outpatient teleneurology. R Chua J Craig R Wootton V Patterson, J Telemed Telecare 2001 7 Suppl 1 62 64 10.1258/1357633011936769 11576496
37. Reducing the cost of frequent hospital admissions for congestive heart failure: a randomized trial of a home telecare intervention. AF Jerant R Azari TS Nesbitt, Med Care 2001 39 1234 1245 10.1097/00005650-200111000-00010 11606877
38. Home telehealth improves clinical outcomes at lower cost for home healthcare. SM Finkelstein SM Speedie S Potthoff, Telemed J E Health 2006 12 128 136 10.1089/tmj.2006.12.128 16620167
39. Outcomes of the Kaiser Permanente Tele-Home Health Research Project. B Johnston L Wheeler J Deuser KH Sousa, Arch Fam Med 2000 9 40 45 10.1001/archfami.9.1.40 10664641
40. Telemedicine: treating infections in the home. L Eron M Marineau, Infections in Medicine 2006 23 517
41. Traditional versus telenursing outpatient management of patients with cancer with new ostomies. SK Bohnenkamp P McDonald AM Lopez E Krupinski A Blackett, Oncol Nurs Forum 2004 31 1005 1010 10.1188/04.ONF.1005-1010 15378102
42. Feasibility of in-home telehealth for conducting nursing research. CE Smith JJ Cha SVM Kleinbeck FA Clements D Cook J Koehler, Clinical Nursing Research 2002 11 220 233 11991174
43. The application of telemedicine technology to a directly observed therapy program for tuberculosis: a pilot project. J DeMaio L Schwartz P Cooley A Tice, Clin Infect Dis 2001 33 2082 2084 10.1086/324506 11698993
44. Outcomes of the kaiser permanente tele-home health research project. B Johnston, Archives of Family Medicine 2000 9 40 45 10.1001/archfami.9.1.40 10664641
45. A comparison of real-time and store-and-forward teledermatology: a cost-benefit study. MA Loane SE Bloomer R Corbett DJ Eedy N Hicks HE Lotery C Mathews J Paisley K Steele R Wootton, Br J Dermatol 2000 143 1241 1247 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03895.x 11122028
46. Multicentre randomised control trial comparing real time teledermatology with conventional outpatient dermatological care: societal cost-benefit analysis. R Wootton SE Bloomer R Corbett DJ Eedy N Hicks HE Lotery C Mathews J Paisley K Steele MA Loane, Bmj 2000 320 1252 1256 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1252 10797038
47. Virtual outreach: economic evaluation of joint teleconsultations for patients referred by their general practitioner for a specialist opinion. PB Jacklin JA Roberts P Wallace A Haines R Harrison JA Barber SG Thompson L Lewis R Currell S Parker P Wainwright, Bmj 2003 327 84 10.1136/bmj.327.7406.84 12855528
48. Multicentre randomised control trial comparing real time teledermatology with conventional outpatient dermatological care: societal cost-benefit analysis. R Wootton SE Bloomer R Corbett DJ Eedy N Hicks HE Lotery C Mathews J Paisley K Steele MA Loane, Bmj 2000 320 1252 1256 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1252 10797038
49. Effect of a multiple-site intensive care unit telemedicine program on clinical and economic outcomes: an alternative paradigm for intensivist staffing. MJ Breslow BA Rosenfeld M Doerfler G Burke G Yates DJ Stone P Tomaszewicz R Hochman DW Plocher, Crit Care Med 2004 32 31 38 10.1097/01.CCM.0000104204.61296.41 14707557
50. Intensive care unit telemedicine: alternate paradigm for providing continuous intensivist care. BA Rosenfeld T Dorman MJ Breslow P Pronovost M Jenckes N Zhang G Anderson H Rubin, Crit Care Med 2000 28 3925 3931 10.1097/00003246-200012000-00034 11153637
51. Treatment outcomes in depression: comparison of remote treatment through telepsychiatry to in-person treatment. PE Ruskin M Silver-Aylaian MA Kling SA Reed DD Bradham JR Hebel D Barrett F Knowles P Hauser, Am J Psychiatry 2004 161 1471 1476 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.8.1471 15285975
52. An economic analysis of teleconsultation in otorhinolaryngology. TS Bergmo, J Telemed Telecare 1997 3 194 199 10.1258/1357633971931156 9614733
53. An incremental cost analysis of telehealth in Nova Scotia from a societal perspective. DD Persaud S Jreige C Skedgel J Finley J Sargeant N Hanlon, J Telemed Telecare 2005 11 77 84 10.1258/1357633053499877 15829051
54. Patient cost-benefits of realtime teledermatology - A comparison of data from Northern Ireland and New Zealand. AMM Oakley P Kerr M Duffill M Rademaker P Fleischl N Bradford C Mills, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2000 6 97 101 10.1258/1357633001935112 10824377
55. Live transmission of neonatal echocardiograms from underserved areas: accuracy, patient care, and cost. C Sable T Roca J Gold A Gutierrez E Gulotta W Culpepper, Telemed J 1999 5 339 347 10.1089/107830299311907 10908449
56. A cost-effectiveness analysis of interactive paediatric telecardiology. C Sicotte P Lehoux N Van Doesburg G Cardinal Y Leblanc, J Telemed Telecare 2004 10 78 83 10.1258/135763304773391503 15068642
57. Impact of telemedicine upon rural trauma care. JC Duchesne A Kyle J Simmons S Islam RE Schmieg Jr J Olivier NE McSwain Jr, J Trauma 2008 64 92 97 discussion 97-98 10.1097/TA.0b013e31815dd4c4 18188104
58. Teledermatology in Hong Kong: a cost-effective method to provide service to the elderly patients living in institutions. HH Chan J Woo WM Chan M Hjelm, Int J Dermatol 2000 39 774 778 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2000.00034.x 11095200
59. A randomized controlled trial assessing the health economics of realtime teledermatology compared with conventional care: an urban versus rural perspective. MA Loane SE Bloomer R Corbett DJ Eedy C Evans N Hicks P Jacklin HE Lotery C Mathews J Paisley, et al. J Telemed Telecare 2001 7 108 118 10.1258/1357633011936246 11331049
60. TELEMAM: a cluster randomised trial to assess the use of telemedicine in multi-disciplinary breast cancer decision making. IH Kunkler RJ Prescott RJ Lee JA Brebner JA Cairns RG Fielding A Bowman G Neades AD Walls U Chetty, et al. Eur J Cancer 2007 43 2506 2514 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.08.026 17962011
61. A cost-consequences analysis of minor injuries telemedicine. SM Noble J Coast JR Benger, J Telemed Telecare 2005 11 15 19 10.1258/1357633053430421 15829038
62. What is the least costly strategy to evaluate cervical abnormalities in rural women? Comparing telemedicine, local practitioners, and expert physicians. DM Bishai DG Ferris MS Litaker, Med Decis Making 2003 23 463 470 10.1177/0272989X03260136 14672106
63. Psychiatric inpatient care planning via telemedicine. ML Mielonen A Ohinmaa J Moring M Isohanni, J Telemed Telecare 2000 6 152 157 10.1258/1357633001935248 10912333
64. The comparative impact of video consultation on emergency neurosurgical referrals. HT Wong WS Poon P Jacobs KY Goh CH Leung FL Lau S Kwok S Ng L Chow, Neurosurgery 2006 59 607 613 discussion 607-613 10.1227/01.NEU.0000228926.13395. F9 16955042
65. An estimation of costs of a pediatric telemedicine practice in public schools. GC Doolittle AR Williams DJ Cook, Medical Care 2003 41 100 109 10.1097/00005650-200301000-00012 12544547
66. A comparative cost analysis of an integrated military telemental health-care service. BJ Grady, Telemed J E Health 2002 8 293 300 10.1089/15305620260353180 12419023
67. An economic evaluation of the Highlands and Islands teledentistry project. PA Scuffham M Steed, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2002 8 165 177 10.1258/135763302320118915 12097178
68. The costs and potential savings of a novel telepaediatric service in Queensland. AC Smith P Scuffham R Wootton, BMC Health Serv Res 2007 7 35 10.1186/1472-6963-7-35 17331259
69. Limitations of patient satisfaction studies in telehealthcare: a systematic review of the literature. TL Williams CR May A Esmail, Telemed J E Health 2001 7 293 316 10.1089/15305620152814700 11886667
70. A systematic review of the key indicators for assessing telehomecare cost-effectiveness. SV Rojas MP Gagnon, Telemed J E Health 2008 14 896 904 10.1089/tmj.2008.0009 19035798
71. Telemedicine in pediatric and perinatal cardiology: economic evaluation of a service in English hospitals. R Dowie H Mistry TA Young GC Weatherburn HM Gardiner M Rigby GV Rowlinson RC Franklin, Int J Technol Assess Health Care 2007 23 116 125 10.1017/S0266462307051653 17234025
72. Cost effectiveness, safety, and satisfaction with video telepsychiatry versus face-to-face care in ambulatory settings. I Modai M Jabarin R Kurs P Barak I Hanan L Kitain, Telemed J E Health 2006 12 515 520 10.1089/tmj.2006.12. 515 17042703
73. Is telepsychiatry equivalent to face-to-face psychiatry? Results from a randomized controlled equivalence trial. R O'Reilly J Bishop K Maddox L Hutchinson M Fisman J Takhar, Psychiatr Serv 2007 58 836 843 10.1176/appi.ps.58.6.836 17535945
74. Patient cost-benefits of realtime teledermatology - a comparison of data from Northern Ireland and New Zealand. AM Oakley P Kerr M Duffill M Rademaker P Fleischl N Bradford C Mills, J Telemed Telecare 2000 6 97 101 10.1258/1357633001935112 10824377
75. Effect size and experimental power analysis in a paediatric cardiology telemedicine system. MC Rendina WA Long R DeBliek, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 1997 3 56 57 10.1258/1357633971930382 9218385
76. National use of thrombolysis with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke via telemedicine in Denmark: a model of budgetary impact and cost effectiveness. L Ehlers WM Muskens LG Jensen M Kjolby G Andersen, CNS Drugs 2008 22 73 81 10.2165/00023210-200822010-00006 18072816