Assessing cost and cost savings of teleconsultation in long-term care facilities: a time-driven activity-based costing analysis within a value-based healthcare framework.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quebec's healthcare system faces significant challenges due to labour shortage, particularly in long-term care facilities (CHSLDs). The aging population and increasing demand for services compound this issue. Teleconsultation presents a promising solution to mitigate labour shortage, especially in small CHSLDs outside urban centers. This study aims to evaluate the cost and cost savings associated with teleconsultation in CHSLDs, utilizing the Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC) model within the framework of Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC).

Methods

This study focuses on CHSLDs with fewer than 50 beds in remote regions of Quebec, where teleconsultation for nighttime nursing care was implemented. Time and cost data were collected from three CHSLDs over varying p

SUBMITTER: Nabelsi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11401374 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature