Is exercise-based cardiac telerehabilitation as cost-effective as center-based cardiac rehabilitation?
Exercise-based cardiac telerehabilitation is a cost-effective alternative to center-based programs, supporting its funding by third-party payers to increase overall utilization.
Telehealth CR based on exercise is as cost-effective as CBCR interventions. Funding telehealth CR by third-party payers may promote patient participation to increase overall CR utilization. High-quality research is needed to identify the most cost-effective design.
Baťalík et al. (Tue,) studied this question.