Telehealth Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy: Economic Modeling Reveals Cost Savings.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: The use of telehealth screening (TS) for diabetic retinopathy (DR) consists of fundus photography in a primary care setting with remote interpretation of images. TS for DR is known to increase screening utilization and reduce vision loss compared with standard in-person conventional diabetic retinal exam (CDRE). Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor intravitreal injections have become standard of care for the treatment of DR, but they are expensive. We investigated whether TS for DR is cost-effective when DR management includes intravitreal injections using national data. Materials and Methods: We compared cost and effectiveness of TS and CDRE using decision-tree analysis and probabilistic sensitivity analysis with Monte Carlo simulation. We cons

SUBMITTER: Curran DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9508450 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature