Budget impact analysis of a digital monitoring platform for COPD.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive debilitating condition with frequent exacerbations that have a high burden for patients and society. Digital tools may help to reduce the economic burden for patients and payers by improving outcomes. The Propeller platform is a digital self-management tool that facilitates passive monitoring of inhaler medication utilization, potentially assisting the healthcare team to identify patients at risk of a COPD exacerbation who may require further intervention. This study estimated the budget impact of Propeller from commercial payer and Medicare fee-for-service payer perspectives.

Methods

An Excel-based model was used to estimate the budget impact of Propeller for COPD patients in commercial and Medicare po

SUBMITTER: Inocencio TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10240705 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature