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International Telecommunication Union
Workshop on Standardization in E-healthGeneva, 23-25 May 2003
Measuring Economic Measuring Economic Benefits of E-Health: Benefits of E-Health: Theory and Practice Theory and Practice
Masatsugu TsujiProfessor of Economics
OSIPP, Osaka University
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223-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
ITU-T
Methods of Measuring Economic Benefits
o Revealed preference method
1. Travel cost method (Evaluation I) 2. Replacement cost method
(Evaluation II) 3. Hedonic method
o Stated preference method 1. Contingent valuation method
(CVM) WTP approach (Evaluation III)
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323-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
ITU-T
Evaluation I:Teleradiology (D2D)
Local clinic University hospital ISDN 128kbps
Traditional method
(once a week) Salary: US$ 750 Traveling costs: US$ 130
Total costs: US$ 44,000
Telemedicine
Initial costs: US$ 7,500
Monthly fees: US$ 500
fees per picture: US$ 20
Telephone bills (year):
US$ 3,150
Total costs:
US$ 32,000
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423-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
ITU-T
Evaluation II:Replacement Method (1)
How much of hospitalization costs can be saved by E-health
Estimation of logistic curves
CATV and ISDN
Hospital Costs-Savings
Hospitalization costs per elderly patient
Estimation of the number of tele-home-care systems
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523-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
ITU-T
Evaluation II: Replacement Cost Method (2)
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Estimation Result CATVISDN
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623-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
ITU-T
Evaluation III: CVM Approach (1)
o Benefits should include: :
1. Less anxiety in day-to-day life
2. Enhanced consciousness towards health
3. Stabilization of illness 4. Decrease in medical expenses,
etc.
WTP: Willingness to pay
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723-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
ITU-TConcept of WTP
p
q
Demand function
quantity
price
Benefit to consumer
(Consumer’s surplus)
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823-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
ITU-T
List of Questionnaire
yes: How much? yes: \7,500? yes: \
6,500 no: \6,500? no: \
5,500\5,500? yes: \
4,500 yes: \4,500? no: \3,500? No: \
3,500 no: \2,500
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923-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
ITU-T
Estimation of WTP
Plot of User Defined FunctionX
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.02000 4000 6000 8000 100000
Function
Probability of acceptance =1- 1/(1 + exp (-α-βlogWTP))
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1023-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
ITU-T
Estimation of WTP
No. of users
WTP (peruser/month
WTP (6 years)
KamaishiCity
384 4,519 yenUS$38.66
102,900,000 yen US$857,500
KatsuraoVillage
926 1,640US$13.67
99,360,000 US$828,000
NishiaizuTown
518 3,177US$26.48
107,700,000 US$897,500
SangawaTown
551 2,955US$24.53
106,520,000US$887,700
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1123-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
ITU-T
Economic Assessment of Projects (1)
Kamaishi (yen)
Katurao (yen)
Total Benefits (6 years) 102,900,000 99,360,000Total costs (6 years)
Initial investment
Salaries & others
95,782,869 38, 970,000 10,419,600
184,172,706111,415,500 13,343,325
B/C ratio 1.07 0.54No. of users, devices
211 348 330 926
WTP 4,519 1,640B/C ratio with subsidies
1.87 1.42
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1223-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
ITU-T
Economic Assessment of Projects (2)
Nishiaizu (yen)
Sangawa (yen)
Total Benefits (6 years) 107,700,000
106,500,000
Total costs (6 years)
Initial investment
Salaries & others
184,170,869 136,720,000 980,000
174,330,000133,459,500 7,500,000
B/C ratio 0.58 0.61No. of users, devices
400 518 224 551
WTP 3,177 2,955B/C ratio with subsidies
2.31 2.60