Association Between Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitor Use and Diabetes-Related Medical Costs for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
Diabetes Technol Ther
; 24(7): 520-524, 2022 07.
Article
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| ID: mdl-35230158
ABSTRACT
Little is known about the impact of real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rtCGM) on diabetes-related medical costs within the type 2 diabetes (T2D) population. A retrospective analysis of administrative claims data from the Optum Research Database was conducted. Changes in diabetes-related health care resource utilization costs were expressed as per-patient-per-month (PPPM) costs. A total of 571 T2D patients (90% insulin treated) met study inclusion criteria. Average PPPM for diabetes-related medical costs decreased by -$424 (95% confidence interval [CI] -$816 to -$31, P = 0.035) after initiating rtCGM. These reductions were driven, in part, by reductions in diabetes-related inpatient medical costs -$358 (95% CI -$706 to -$10, P = 0.044). Inpatient hospital admissions were reduced on average -0.006 PPPM (P = 0.057) and total hospital days were reduced an average of -0.042 PPPM (P = 0.139). These findings provide real-world evidence that rtCGM use was associated with diabetes-related health care resource utilization cost reductions in patients with T2D.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Type of study:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Diabetes Technol Ther
Journal subject:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
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TERAPEUTICA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos