Assessing the Financial Sustainability of a Virtual Clinic Providing Comprehensive Diabetes Care.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Virtual Diabetes Specialty Clinic (VDiSC) study demonstrated the feasibility of providing comprehensive diabetes care entirely virtually by combining virtual visits with continuous glucose monitoring support and remote patient monitoring (RPM). However, the financial sustainability of this model remains uncertain.

Methods

We developed a financial model to estimate the variable costs and revenues of virtual diabetes care, using visit data from the 234 VDiSC participants with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Data included virtual visits with certified diabetes care and education specialists (CDCES), endocrinologists, and behavioral health services (BHS). The model estimated care utilization, variable costs, reimbursement revenue, gross profit, and gross profit margi

SUBMITTER: Dupenloup P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12075182 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature