The study, titled “Cost-Effectiveness of AF Screening with Two-Week Patch Monitors: The mHealth Screening to Prevent Strokes Study,” evaluated the cost-effectiveness of screening for atrial fibrillation (AFib) with Zio XT. The analysis found that systematic screening for AFib in an at-risk population with the iRhythm Zio XT patch provided high value from a health economic perspective.
Over three years, individuals prescribed Zio XT were more likely than unmonitored individuals to have outpatient visits — including to cardiologists — but less likely to require emergency department visits or hospitalization. In patient-level projections, the group prescribed Zio XT had slightly better total and quality-adjusted survival (11.91 vs. 11.82 life years, 9.38 vs. 9.30 years). The study demonstrated an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of
"mSToPS is the first study to observe the benefits of AFib screening at three years — which translates to a small but meaningful gain in quality-adjusted life expectancy with a nominal (<1%) increase in lifetime healthcare spending — and the first to complete a formal health economic analysis. We conclude that AFib screening with Zio monitors is likely to both benefit older Americans and provide excellent value to the healthcare system by enabling early diagnosis," said Dr.
mSToPS was a landmark direct-to-participant randomized clinical trial combined with a prospective matched observational cohort study. The study, published in the
“Taken together, these studies demonstrate screening for AFib in at-risk populations can lead to positive patient health outcomes, especially when coupled to appropriate therapy, including stroke prevention, rhythm control, and risk factor modification,” commented Dr.
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About the “Cost-Effectiveness of AF Screening with Two-Week Patch Monitors: The mHealth Screening to Prevent Strokes Study”
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The authors conducted a health economic analysis of AFib screening with Zio ambulatory ECG monitors using patient-level data from the mSToPS study. Clinical outcomes and costs from the payer perspective were obtained from enrollment through three years using Aetna claims data. Study group participants (mean age 74 years, 41% female, median CHA2DS2-VASC score 3) wore an average of 1.7 two-week ambulatory ECG monitors at an average cost of
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