This statistic presents the estimated median of annual cost savings through the use of telehealth in four rural U.S. States as of 2017. The estimated median annual cost savings in travel expenses are estimated to be 24,210 U.S. dollars per patient in rural areas.
Estimated annual cost savings through the use of telehealth in rural U.S. regions as of 2017 (in U.S. dollars)*
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Annual savings per facility in U.S. dollars (2011)
* Based on 4 rural states: Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Median annual savings. Savings describe the economic benefit to be gained by the hospital, the patient, and/or the community from the implementation of telemedicine. All values are in 2011 U.S. dollars.
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*** Pharmacy revenues.
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NTCA. (March 30, 2017). Estimated annual cost savings through the use of telehealth in rural U.S. regions as of 2017 (in U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/710100/cost-savings-through-telehealth-use-in-rural-us-regions/
NTCA. "Estimated annual cost savings through the use of telehealth in rural U.S. regions as of 2017 (in U.S. dollars)*." Chart. March 30, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710100/cost-savings-through-telehealth-use-in-rural-us-regions/
NTCA. (2017). Estimated annual cost savings through the use of telehealth in rural U.S. regions as of 2017 (in U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710100/cost-savings-through-telehealth-use-in-rural-us-regions/
NTCA. "Estimated Annual Cost Savings through The Use of Telehealth in Rural U.S. Regions as of 2017 (in U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710100/cost-savings-through-telehealth-use-in-rural-us-regions/
NTCA, Estimated annual cost savings through the use of telehealth in rural U.S. regions as of 2017 (in U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710100/cost-savings-through-telehealth-use-in-rural-us-regions/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Estimated annual cost savings through the use of telehealth in rural U.S. regions as of 2017 (in U.S. dollars)* [Graph], NTCA, March 30, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/710100/cost-savings-through-telehealth-use-in-rural-us-regions/
