E-DIMEM: an economic model to estimate the costs of e-disease management.

Stud Health Technol Inform

IRPPS-CNR, Via Nizza, 128, 00198 Rome, Italy.

Published: January 2007

AI Article Synopsis

  • A new economic model called E-DIMEM has been created to estimate costs for telemedicine services focused on chronic patients.
  • The model outlines workflows that include diagnosis and treatment activities, considering the costs of providers, medications, equipment, and types of healthcare facilities.
  • A web service has been developed to utilize the E-DIMEM model for analysis and planning in the healthcare sector.

Article Abstract

In order to estimate the cost of generic clinical guidelines based on telemedicine services for chronic patients, an economic model (E-DIMEM) has been defined. This model is designed to help health suppliers and managers to plan for the future. It is essentially a workflow composed by diagnosis and therapeutic activities. The cost of each workflow activity is related to healthcare providers (activity agents), drugs, instruments, telemedicine services, and type of specialized healthcare centers used (hospital, clinics, etc.). This model performs multidimensional analysis. A web service based on the E-DIMEM has been implemented.

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