A cost comparison of travel models and behavioural telemedicine for rural, Native American populations in New Mexico

Conclusion Besides the obvious benefits of increased access to healthcare and reduced health disparities, providing behavioural telehealth for rural Native American populations was estimated to be less costly than modelled equivalent care provided by travelling. Additionally, as administrative and coordination costs are a major component of telehealth costs, as programmes grow to serve more patients, the relative costs of these initial infrastructure as well as overall per-patient costs should decrease.
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: RESEARCH/Original Articles Source Type: research