Prenatal Remote Monitoring of Women With Gestational Hypertensive Diseases: Cost Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Remote monitoring in obstetrics is relatively new; some studies have shown its effectiveness for both mother and child. However, few studies have evaluated the economic impact compared to conventional care, and no cost analysis of a remote monitoring prenatal follow-up program for women diagnosed with gestational hypertensive diseases (GHD) has been published.

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess the costs of remote monitoring versus conventional care relative to reported benefits.

Methods

Patient data from the Pregnancy Remote Monitoring (PREMOM) study were used. Health care costs were calculated from patient-specific hospital bills of Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg (Genk, Belgium) in 2015. Cost comparison was made from three perspectives: the Belgian na

SUBMITTER: Lanssens D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5891672 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature