Table 1 Cost per patient encounter derived from the breast health resource center 2007 fiscal year and adjusted for july 2012 inflation
From: Cost of comprehensive patient assistance program in early breast cancer patients
Service | Description | Cost/encounter |
|---|---|---|
Patient education program lectures | ||
Mailing/print | $17.54 | |
Educational materials | $3.95 | |
Food & beverage | $10.97 | |
Auditorium registration | $4.39 | |
AV Rental | $1.32 | |
Faculty/program Dev | ||
Personnel | ||
Salaries w/ Fringe: 4 CSW, 1 admin assist | $54.88 | |
Patient assistance fund | ||
Clinical service (mammo,sono, clinic fee) | $0.98 | |
Surgical biopsies/radiologic biopsies | $0.65 | |
Post-Op Bras/prosthesis | $0.33 | |
Wigs | $0.08 | |
Patient transportation | $0.13 | |
Emergency stipend (rent, utilities, food, childcare, medical insurance payments) | $0.16 | |
Hospice/comprehensive care | $0.12 | |
Facility costs | ||
Janitorial service | $1.01 | |
Electricity | $0.28 | |
Storage | $0.06 | |
TV/Cable | $0.05 | |
Telephone/DSL | $0.77 | |
Telephone/computer connection | $1.55 | |
Building space rental | $6.50 | |
Administrative and operating costs | ||
Books (medical) | $0.04 | |
Catering | $0.16 | |
Conference room | $0.23 | |
Consultants | $0.31 | |
Print shop | $0.77 | |
Equipment rental | $0.33 | |
Messenger service | $0.04 | |
Office supplies | $0.56 | |
Photocopy mach supplies | $0.05 | |
Postage | $0.23 | |
Books/periodicals | $0.23 | |
Marketing/website/promo items | $1.16 | |
Stationery/brochures | $0.39 | |
Subway, taxi, car | $0.39 | |
Engineering/sign shop | $0.16 | |
Course or conference registration | $0.19 | |
Minor office equip/software | $0.08 | |
Temp help | $0.08 | |
Total annual cost from third party payer perspective | $72.90 | |
Utilization in hours by each needs group and total cost | ||
0 Need | 8 Hours (SD 5.4 , 95% CI 0-16) | $583.20 |
1 Need | 27 Hours (SD 22.0, 95% CI 0-101) | $1968.30 |
2 Needs | 21 Hours (SD 2.7, 95% CI 0-9) | $1530.90 |
3 Needs | 19 Hours (SD 18.3, 95% CI 0-100) | $1385.10 |