Journal article
Cost-effectiveness of a National Telemedicine Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program in Singapore
HV Nguyen, GSW Tan, RJ Tapp, S Mital, DSW Ting, HT Wong, CS Tan, A Laude, ES Tai, NC Tan, EA Finkelstein, TY Wong, EL Lamoureux
Ophthalmology | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2016
Abstract
Purpose To determine the incremental cost-effectiveness of a new telemedicine technician-based assessment relative to an existing model of family physician (FP)–based assessment of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Singapore from the health system and societal perspectives. Design Model-based, cost-effectiveness analysis of the Singapore Integrated Diabetic Retinopathy Program (SiDRP). Participants A hypothetical cohort of patients aged 55 years with type 2 diabetes previously not screened for DR. Methods The SiDRP is a new telemedicine-based DR screening program using trained technicians to assess retinal photographs. We compared the cost-effectiveness of SiDRP with the existing model in which F..
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Awarded by Ministry of Health -Singapore
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors received funding from the Singapore Ministry of Health, Grant Reference AIC/RPDD/SIDRP/SERI/FY2013/0018 and AIC/HPD/FY2016/0912.