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The objective was to assess the cost-effectiveness of introducing a wearable\/mobile-based thyroid function digital monitoring solution for the management of hypothyroidism compared to the conventional management approach.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n A decision-analytic Markov state-transition simulation model employed for using a simulated cohort of 10 000 40-year-old patients with hypothyroidism to estimate costs and health outcomes. Cost-effectiveness from the health care sector perspective was evaluated using a 4.5% annual discount rate and the costs adjusted to 2022 levels, and lifetime outcomes were presented through incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs). 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