Lisa Eggebrecht, Paul Ludolph, Sebastian Göbel, Marina Panova-Noeva, Natalie Arnold, Markus Nagler, Christoph Bickel, Michael Lauterbach, Roland Hardt, Hugo Ten Cate, Karl J Lackner, Christine Espinola-Klein, Thomas Münzel, Jürgen H Prochaska, Philipp S Wild
To evaluate the cost-saving of a specialized, eHealth-based management service (CS) in comparison to regular medical care (RMC) for the management of patients receiving oral anticoagulation (OAC) therapy. Costs of hospitalization were derived via diagnosis-related groups which comprise diagnoses (ICD-10) and operation and procedure classification system (OPS), which resulted in OAC-related (i.e. bleeding/ thromboembolic events) and non-OAC-related costs for both cohorts. Cost for anticoagulation management comprised INR-testing, personnel, and technical support...
January 28, 2021: Scientific Reports