Telehealth Dementia Care Cut Costs & Improved Quality Of Life
Dementia care delivered via a telehealth- and internet-based program called the Care Ecosystem reduced the average monthly Medicare cost per person with dementia (PWD) with continual fee-for-service coverage by $526, compared to those receiving usual dementia care. This equates to a total $3,290.16 reduction in per-person costs during the first six months of the trial, and a total $3,026.71 reduction during the second six months of the study. Across all enrolled Medicare beneficiaries who participated in the study, the average …
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