Supplementary materials: An economic and health outcome evaluation of telehealth in rural sepsis care: a comparative effectiveness study

These are peer-reviewed supplementary materials for the article 'Effects of cardiovascular single pill combinations compared with identical multi-pill therapies on healthcare cost and utilization in Germany' published in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research.Supplemental Appendix 1: ICD-10 CodesAim: Sepsis is a top contributor to in-hospital mortality and, healthcare expenditures and telehealth have been shown to improve short-term sepsis care in rural hospitals. This study will evaluate the effect of provider-to-provider video telehealth in rural emergency departments (EDs) on healthcare costs and long term outcomes for sepsis patients. Materials & methods: We will use Medicare administrative claims to compare total healthcare expenditures, mortality, length-of-stay, readmissions, and category-specific costs between telehealth-subscribing and control hospitals. Results: The results of this work will demonstrate the extent to which telehealth use is associated with total healthcare expenditures for sepsis care. Conclusion: These findings will be important to inform future policy initiatives to improve sepsis care in rural EDs.

本数据集为发表于《比较疗效研究杂志》的文章《心血管单一药物组合与相同的多药疗法在德国对医疗保健成本和利用的影响》的同行评审补充材料。补充附录1：ICD-10编码。研究目标：败血症是医院内死亡率、医疗保健支出和远程医疗已证明能够改善农村医院短期败血症护理的重要因素。本研究旨在评估在农村急诊科（ED）中，提供者之间的视频远程医疗对败血症患者的医疗保健成本和长期结果的影响。材料与方法：我们将使用医疗保险行政索赔来比较远程医疗订阅医院和控制医院在总医疗保健支出、死亡率、住院时间、再入院和特定类别成本方面的差异。结果：本研究的成果将展示远程医疗的使用与败血症护理总医疗保健支出之间的关联程度。结论：这些发现对于指导未来政策倡议，以改善农村ED的败血症护理具有重要意义。