Cost-Effectiveness of Telemedicine vs Standard Care for the Management of Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Heart Failure: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials

Cecilia Acuti Martellucci   ^{1 *} , MD, MSc ;   Natalia Gregori   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Sara Taormina   ¹ , MD ;   Igor Diemberger   ¹ , MD, DHS ;   Barbara Sena   ² , BA, DSocSci ;   Gaia Matilde Ripamonti   ³ , BA, DSocSci ;   Camillo Odio   ⁴ , BEng ;   Maria Elena Flacco   ⁵ , MD ;   Asher Daniel Colombo   ⁶ , BA, DSocSci ;   Salvatore Vassallo   ^{7, 8} , BA, DSocSci ;   Lamberto Manzoli   ^{1, 5} , MD, MPH

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

² Department of Letters, Philosphy, Communication, University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy

³ Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

⁴ Healthcare Department, Abruzzo Region, Pescara, Italy

⁵ Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

⁶ Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

⁷ Carlo Cattaneo Institute Research Foundation, Bologna, Italy

⁸ Department of The Arts, University of Bologna, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

*these authors contributed equally