1. Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of Implementing a Digital Diabetes Prevention Program in a Large, Integrated Health System.
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Smith, David H., O'Keeffe-Rosetti, Maureen, Fitzpatrick, Stephanie L., Mayhew, Meghan, Firemark, Alison J., Gruß, Inga, Nyongesa, Denis B., Smith, Ning, Dickerson, John F., Stevens, Victor J., Vollmer, William M., and Fortmann, Stephen P.
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COST effectiveness ,ELECTRONIC health records ,PROPENSITY score matching ,BODY mass index ,WEIGHT loss - Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) has been translated into digital formats. We report an economic evaluation of a digital DPP implemented in a large, integrated health care system. METHODS: Patients (n = 4148) were invited to participate in digital DPP based on clinical characteristics (HbA1c 5.7%-6.4% and body mass index = 30 kg/m2) assessed using electronic medical record data. Using a propensity score we matched (1:1) enrolled and not enrolled patients for a total of 784. We identified high-risk patients (ie, above the 50th percentile of risk; n = 202) by calculating each patient's 2-year of developing diabetes. We report the cost of the intervention and the costs of medical care over 12- and 24-month follow-up, and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio as the cost per additional kilogram weight loss at 24 months. RESULTS: At 12 months, enrolled patients had lower total costs ($6,926, 95% CI $5,681-$8,171) than not enrolled patients ($7,538, 95% CI $6,293-$8,783). This pattern attenuated slightly at 24 months (enrolled = $16,255, 95% CI $14,097-$18,412; not enrolled = $16,688, 95% CI $14,531-$18,846). We found an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $81.92 per additional kilogram weight loss. For high-risk patients, the digital DPP group had, on average, lower costs and greater weight loss. We found a 55% chance of the digital DPP program being cost-effective at a willingness-to-pay of $150 per additional kilogram of weight loss; at the same willingness-to-pay, there is a 60% chance in the high-risk subgroup. Limitations include the nonrandomized design and potential volunteer bias. CONCLUSION: Digital DPP had a favorable cost-effectiveness profile compared to other lifestyle interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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