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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Health
  • Health Services Research
  • Medical Technology

Background:

  • Home blood pressure telemonitoring (BPT) is recognized for improving blood pressure control.
  • A community-based BPT program, Health+, was implemented in an urban setting in 2015.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of the Health+ BPT program on medical resource utilization.
  • To assess changes in emergency department visits, hospitalizations, length of stay, and healthcare costs.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective, propensity-score (PS)-matched observational cohort study was conducted using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) from 2013-2016.
  • 9,546 adults at high risk for cardiovascular disease in the Health+ program were matched with 19,082 controls.
  • Primary outcomes included changes in 1-year emergency department visit rates, hospitalization rates, hospital stay duration, and healthcare costs.

Main Results:

  • The Health+ group showed significant reductions in emergency department visits (0.8 to 0.6/year) and hospitalization rates (43.7% to 21.3%) compared to controls.
  • Hospital stay duration decreased significantly in the Health+ group (4.3 to 3.3 days).
  • Annual healthcare costs decreased more substantially in the Health+ group (USD 1642 to 1169) versus controls (USD 1466 to 1393).

Conclusions:

  • Community-based integrated BPT programs can enhance patient health outcomes.
  • These programs demonstrate a potential for significant reductions in healthcare costs.
  • Improvements were more pronounced in younger patients with fewer comorbidities, particularly those without diabetes or hypertension.