Digitization of Follow-Up Care in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery With Video Consultations: Health Economic Evaluation Study From a Health Provider’s Perspective

Jennifer Muschol   ¹ , MSc ;   Martin Heinrich   ² , Dr med ;   Christian Heiss   ² , Prof Dr med Dr hc ;   Alher Mauricio Hernandez   ³ , Prof Dr ;   Gero Knapp   ² , Dr med ;   Holger Repp   ¹ , Dr med ;   Henning Schneider   ⁴ , Prof Dr med ;   Ulrich Thormann   ² , PD Dr med ;   Johanna Uhlar   ⁴ ;   Kai Unzeitig   ² , Dr med ;   Christian Gissel   ¹ , Prof Dr

¹ Department of Health Economics, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany

² Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Giessen, Giessen, Germany

³ Bioinstrumentation and Clinical Engineering Research Group, Bioengineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia

⁴ Institute of Medical Informatics, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany