The role of technology in reducing health care costs. Phase II and phase III.

Cilke, John F. ; Parks, Raymond C. ; Funkhouser, Donald Ray ; Tebo, Michael A. ; Murphy, Martin D. ; Hightower, Marion Michael ; Gallagher, Linda K. ; Craft, Richard Layne, II ; Garcia, Rudy John

Sandia National Laboratories

关键词: Telecommunication In Medicine.;    Medicine-Research.;    Diseases;    Communication In Medicine.;    Hypertrophy;   

DOI  :  10.2172/970293
RP-ID  :  SAND2004-1625
RP-ID  :  AC04-94AL85000
RP-ID  :  970293

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

In Phase I of this project, reported in SAND97-1922, Sandia National Laboratories applied a systems approach to identifying innovative biomedical technologies with the potential to reduce U.S. health care delivery costs while maintaining care quality. The effort provided roadmaps for the development and integration of technology to meet perceived care delivery requirements and an economic analysis model for development of care pathway costs for two conditions: coronary artery disease (CAD) and benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Phases II and III of this project, which are presented in this report, were directed at detailing the parameters of telemedicine that influence care delivery costs and quality. These results were used to identify and field test the communication, interoperability, and security capabilities needed for cost-effective, secure, and reliable health care via telemedicine.