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. 2012 Nov 30;7(11):e50155. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050155

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)