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Peyerl - Figure 9

The BIM covers a single COPD patient population entering at Year 0 for a 5-year period

This Figure provides a graphic overview of what information the budget impact model (BIM) includes and how it was constructed.  The BIM assesses the perspectives of 3 different stakeholders: the hospital, the DME provider, and the payer.  The time horizon is 5 years for a hypothetical patient population of 1000 COPD patients, and within this time frame the BIiM accounts for patient mortality and dropouts.  

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