An Economic Evaluation of Home Versus Laboratory-Based Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Richard D. Kim, Vishesh K. Kapur, Julie Redline-Bruch, Michael Rueschman, Dennis H. Auckley, Ruth M. Benca, Nancy R. Foldvary-Schafer, Conrad Iber, Phyllis C. Zee, Carol L. Rosen, Susan Redline and Scott D. Ramsey

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Abstract: For payers, a home-based diagnostic pathway for obstructive sleep apnea with robust patient support incurs fewer costs than a laboratory-based pathway. For providers, costs are comparable if not higher, resulting in a negative operating margin.

Keywords: sleep; apnea (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-07-30
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