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| Population Health Insider |
| July 2008 |
| Study says heart failure program too costly |
| A telephonic DM program for HF patients in South Central Texas was not cost-effective, but the study's authors say the program could have saved money if it had been targeted to the right patients.
Published in the February Academy Journal of Managed Care, the study, "Cost-Effectiveness of Telephonic Disease Management in Heart Failure," was "one of the first studies to assess the cost-effectiveness of DM in HF in a large sample with a follow-up period exceeding 12 months," wrote the authors. |
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