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Telehealth-delivered dietetic services are cost-effective compared to in-person delivery, reducing healthcare expenditure on medications and hospital costs.
Telehealth is not just clinically effective but also more cost-effective than in-person visits. For patients, this may mean lower out-of-pocket costs or better value for money. For healthcare systems, it reduces overall expenditure on medications and hospitalizations.
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Dietitians Australia recommends that policy makers and healthcare funders broaden the recognition for telehealth-delivered dietetic consultations as a responsive and cost-effective alternative or complement to traditional in-person delivery of dietetic services.
Why this rating
Supported by cost-modelling studies and economic evaluations.
Source
Dietitians Australia position statement on telehealth
Jaimon T. Kelly et al. · Nutrition & Dietetics · 2020
DOI 10.1111/1747-0080.12619
Meta-analysisCited 83×
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