Cost savings from Vermedx® decision support

The American Journal of Managed Care has their web site back up, so here is the link to our new article:

The Vermedx® Diabetes Information System Reduces Healthcare Utilization
Benjamin Littenberg, MD; Charles D. MacLean, MDCM; Karl Zygarowski, BS; Barbara H. Drapola, RN; James A. Duncan, MD; and Clifford R. Frank, MHSA
Am J Manag Care. 2009;15(3):166-170
Published Online: March 16, 2009 - 12:00:07 AM (CDT)

It shows that the savings estimated in the NIH clinical trial of Vermedx® are confirmed in an analysis of managed care claims paid. I posted the abstract and a key figure Sunday. Here is the table showing the savings that are generated when patients are enrolled in the Vermedx® Diabetes Information System.

Table 2: Net savings per patient as a function of duration of the VDIS program

Duration (months)	Monthly savings	Annual Savings	Cumulative savings
12	$80.96	$504.24	$504.24
24	$165.92	$1,523.76	$2,028.00
36	$250.88	$2,543.28	$4,571.28
48	$335.84	$3,562.80	$8,134.08

Savings are calculated net of the costs of the program.

For more information, please see www.Vermedx.com.