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SAGE Publications, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1(11), p. 15-19, 2005

DOI: 10.1177/1357633x0501100104

SAGE Publications, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1(11), p. 15-19

DOI: 10.1258/1357633053430421

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A cost–consequences analysis of minor injuries telemedicine

Journal article published in 2005 by Sian M. Noble ORCID, Joanna Coast, Jonathan R. Benger, Jonathan R. Benqer
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Abstract

A cost-consequences analysis of minor injuries telemedicine was performed alongside a randomized controlled trial in a UK peripheral emergency department. The main outcome measures were safety and clinical effectiveness at seven days after presentation. Costs to the National Health Service (NHS) and patients and their families, for 253 patients, were estimated for seven days following randomization. The mean cost to the NHS for the telemedicine patients was £78.61 and for those assessed routinely was £39.15. For costs incurred by patients and their families the respective figures were £58.24 and £43.95. Sensitivity analysis showed the initial results to be robust. Telemedicine was a more expensive option for providing minor injuries care in a general-practitioner-supported peripheral emergency department, while consequences did not vary greatly between the different options.