Table 2 Comparison of cost across the six cost figures
Month 0‐3 | Month 3‐6 | Month 6‐12 | Total cost | p‐value (total costs) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Costs of primary care physician visits: | |||||
Standard | €13.39 | €20.44 | €35.94 | €69.77 | |
Telemedical | €11.28 | €21.85 | €33.83 | €66.95 | |
Difference | €2.11 | -€1.41 | €2.11 | €2.82 | 0.879 |
Costs of specialist consultant visits: | |||||
Standard | €650.31 | €746.58 | €1,053.31 | €2,450.20 | |
Telemedical | €601.60 | €453.04 | €634.20 | €1,688.83 | |
Difference | €48.72 | €293.54 | €419.12 | €761.37 | 0.048 |
Costs of unscheduled in‐hospital care: | |||||
Standard | €2,376.24 | €1,813.49 | €1,245.33 | €5,435.06 | |
Telemedical | €1,463.60 | €190.78 | €363.23 | €2,017.60 | |
Difference | €912.64 | €1,622.72 | €882.10 | €3,417.46 | 0.003 |
Costs of scheduled in‐hospital care: | |||||
Standard | €885.77 | €338.14 | €640.82 | €1,920.36 | |
Telemedical | €843.79 | €39.66 | €72.60 | €956.05 | |
Difference | €41.98 | €298.47 | €568.22 | €964.31 | 0.073 |
Costs of amulatory visists at the university outpatient department: | |||||
Standard | €246.52 | €199.57 | €211.30 | €657.39 | |
Telemedical | €258.26 | €246.52 | €270.00 | €774.78 | |
Difference | -€11.74 | -€46.96 | -€58.70 | -€117.39 | |
Total costs of care: | |||||
Standard | €4,172.23 | €3,118.21 | €3,158.84 | €10,449.28 | |
Telemedical | €3,178.52 | €951.84 | €1,373.85 | €5,504.21 | |
Difference | €993.71 | €2,166.36 | €1,784.99 | €4,945.07 | |