Table 3. Cost per activity in different consultation types.
| Subactivity | Responsible | Teleconsultation | Face-to-face consultation | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost/min (R$) | Time (min) | Cost (R$) | % of the cost of each step | Cost/min (R$) | Time (min) | Cost (R$) | % of the cost of each step | ||||
| Salaries (R$) | Structure and materials | Salaries (R$) | Structure and materials | ||||||||
| Patient registration | Administrative staff | 0.43 | R$ 0.07 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0.29 | R$ 0.07 | 10 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Preliminary exams (vital signs) | Nursing technician | 0.51 | R$ 0.07 | 5 | 2.9 | 3 | 0.51 | R$ 0.07 | 5 | 2.9 | 3 |
| Equipment testing | Nursing technician | 0.51 | R$ 0.11 | 1 | 0.62 | 1 | |||||
| Teleconsultation | Specialist doctor | 1.84 | R$ 0.12 | 42.8 | 83.9 | 91 | 1.84 | R$ 0.07 | 42.8 | 81.9 | 93 |
| Total | 92.41 | 100 | 88.42 | 100 | |||||||