Table 6 Differences in costs per patient during the 12 months of follow-up
Cost categories | Pre-intervention (€, 95% CI) | Post-intervention (€, 95% CI) | Difference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospitalization cost | 1438.75 | (1025.70,1961.32) | 667.64 | (316.53, 1133.74) | − 771.11 | (− 1234.81, − 541.77) |
primary care visits | 23.69 | (16.33, 32.68) | 9.39 | (4.90, 15.93) | − 14.3 | (− 24.92, − 5.30) |
Emergency department visits | 130.67 | (86.69, 191.97) | 40.83 | (22.45, 63.29) | − 89.84 | (− 155.17, − 38.73) |
Heart failure unit visits | 282.26 | (271.45, 291.57) | 431.05 | (416.73, 447.67) | 148.79 | (123.33, 173.82) |
Medication cost | 136.49 | (123.42, 150.33) | 135.25 | (123.03, 148.17) | − 1.24 | (− 9.94, 6.95) |
Total | 2011.86 | (1581.16, 2540.90) | 1284.19 | (924.83, 1764.79) | − 727.7 | (− 1166.66, − 333.11) |