Table 1.
Mean number of contacts and unit costs in Euros for the year 2003.
Number of contacts | Unit cost (€, 2003) | |
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Contacts with the GP | ||
Consultation* | -- | 20.20a |
Consultation, long duration* | -- | 40.40a |
Home visit* | -- | 40.40a |
Home visit, long duration* | -- | 80.80a |
Telephone contact* | -- | 10.10a |
Repeat prescription* | -- | 10.10a |
Physiotherapy†‡ | 11.0 or 13.1 | 22.75a |
Dietician | 5.0 | 14.07b |
Mental health care | ||
Social worker† | 7.5 | 47.86c |
Psychologist† | 13.0 | 76.00a |
Psychiatrist† | 13.0§ | 76.00a |
Psychotherapist† | 13.0§ | 76.00a |
Regional institute for mental | 16.0 | 124.00a |
welfare† | ||
Outpatient clinic|| | 4.1 | 56.00a |
Medication | -- | dependent on drug & dose |
* exact number of contacts available from the medical record system
†estimated number of sessions per referral
‡depending on type of insurance (private or public insurance)
§ assumed to be the same as for a psychologist
||estimated number of sessions per patient per year
b mean price obtained from professionals
c price according to professional organisation