Telemedicine from the Payor PerspectiveConsiderations for Reimbursement Decisions
作者:
Pamela Whitten,
Emily Kuwahara,
期刊:
Disease Management & Health Outcomes
(ADIS Available online 2003)
卷期:
Volume 11,
issue 5
页码: 291-298
ISSN:1173-8790
年代: 2003
出版商: ADIS
关键词: Medical information;Reimbursement;Cost analysis
数据来源: ADIS
摘要:
Telemedicine applications, i.e. the use of telecommunication technologies to deliver health services over a distance, have demonstrated dramatic growth over the past decade. Reimbursement has emerged as a crucial issue as projects attempt to evolve from the demonstration stage to a mainstream component of health delivery. Payors around the world, both public and private, are currently evaluating telemedicine and making funding decisions. As summarized in this article, conclusive evidence regarding the clinical and/or cost effectiveness of telemedicine does not support generalizations regarding outcomes for telemedicine. However, further discussion in this paper demonstrates that this may not preclude payors from deciding to reimburse for services delivered via these technologies. Research from the US and the UK points to other significant historical contributors toward payor reimbursement decisions, such as consumer and market demand and payor mission.
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