Cost-effectiveness of a digitally enabled cardiac rehabilitation programme for patients with coronary heart disease.

Abstract

AIMS: This study aimed to explore the long-term cost-effectiveness of a nationally implemented, digitally enabled cardiac rehabilitation (DeCR) programme for patients admitted for coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS AND RESULTS: We conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis, using a Markov model to compare DeCR with usual care. Coronary heart disease patients were recruited nationally post-hospitalization into an 8-week DeCR programme comprising telehealth consultations and a mobile app. Index hospitalization and rehospitalization costs were sourced from private hospital administrative insurance claims, and intervention delivery was micro-costed. Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) were deriv..