Table 1.

Comparator items: Resources and costs

Item	Unit Valuation ($)a	Quantity
Patient counts
patients in a ≤120-min service region		876
patients expected to access service		321
number of new patients		135
Start-up clinic
examination table	2200	1
thermometer	750	1
glucometer	1500	1
BP cuff	250	1
scale	500	1
automated external defibrillator	2500	1
small fridge	200	1
computer	1500	4
office desk	600	2
chair	500	4
phone handset	172	4
reception desk	1500	1
filing cabinet	1500	2
printer	181	1
fax	250	1
garbage can	8.45	4
recycling bin	7.99	4
total ($)		22,719
total per patient ($)b		70.78
Ongoing 6-month clinic care (per mo)
1200-ft2 space rental	1300	0.5
cleaning service	845	0.5
phone service	65	4
internet service	60	1
wage plus benefits (per yr)		Added staffingc
administrative assistant	51,900	0.3 FTE
nurse	85,912	0.3
dietician	97,349	0.1
social worker	91,352	0.1
non-resident nephrologist
air travel trips	463/trip	6
ground travel trips	230/trip	0
hotel (d)	150/d	24
food (d)	50/d	30
small medical and office supplies (6 mo)	1000/6 mo	1
total ($)		49,850
total per patient ($)		155.30
Including physician claims and medications ($)d
total		121,324
total per patient		377.96

FTE, full-time equivalent.

^aValuation and numbers of resources were estimated by experts.

^bCalculated by dividing the total by the number of patients expected to access service.

^cThis would be staffing hours added for the new patients. Physician claim costs are included in Table 3.

^dEstimated using models adjusting for distance categories (see Table 2).