Table 5. Reference case - Service comparisons and economic analysis.
Type of Service | Video+Residual In Person | In Person | Difference (95% CI) |
Patients/year | 47 | ||
Days observed/episode of care | 141 | 92 | 49 |
Resource Use/day | |||
Staff FTE | 0.45 | 1.05 | 0.61 (0.58–0.63) |
Car hours | 0.53 | 6.98 | 6.46 (6.34–6.59) |
Kilometres driven | 13.53 | 60.45 | 46.92 (44.74–48.89) |
Costs ($AUD) | |||
Whole of service cost/year | $124,753 | $121,686 | $3,067 (1,184–5276) |
Cost/complete patient care episode | $2,654 | $2,589 | $65.26 (25.20–112.27) |
ICER- Cost per additional successful day of observation | $1.32 95% (0.51–2.26) |