Knowledge Path: Cost-Benefit Analyses

Introduction

This knowledge path about cost-benefit analyses has been compiled by the AT&T Center for Telehealth Research and Policy at UTMB. It offers a selection of current, high-quality resources. The path also identifies tools for staying abreast of new developments and conducting further research. It is aimed at health professionals, policymakers, researchers, and the public.

Online Resources

• ATA Telemedicine Cost Efficiency
• Arizona Telemedicine Program Builds Cost-Effective
  Rural Health Care Telecom Network
• Telemedicine for the Medicare Population

Print Resources

• Gamble JE. Value-chain analysis of a rural health program: toward understanding the cost benefit of telemedicine applications. Hospital Topics 2004;82(1):10-7.
• Hailey D, Ohinmaa A, Roine R. Study quality and evidence of benefit in recent assessments of telemedicine. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2004; 10: 318-324.
• Hailey D. Systematic review of evidence for the benefits of telemedicine. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2002;8(S1):1:30.
• Kumar S, Tay-Kearney ML, Chaves F, Constable IJ, Yogesan K. Remote ophthalmology services: cost comparison of telemedicine and alternative service delivery options. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2006; 12: 19-22.
• McCue MJ, Palsbo SE. Making the business case for telemedicine: an interactive spreadsheet. Telemedicine and e-Health 2006; 12(2): 99-106.
• Shekelle PG, Morton SC, Keeler EB. Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 132. Rockville, MD: AHRQ Publication No. 06-E006. April 2006. [Click here to view document]
• Stroetmann KA, Jones T, Dobrev A, Stroetmann VN. eHealth is Worth It: The Economic Benefits of Implemented eHealth Solutions at Ten European sites. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2006. [Click here to view document]
• Whitten P. Systematic review of cost effectiveness studies of telemedicine interventions. British Medical Journal 2002;324:1434-1437.
• Whitten P. Results of a meta-analysis of cost-benefit research: is this a question worth asking? Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2000;6(S1):4-6.