Table 1.

Breakdown of costs per treatment for telerehabilitation and home visits.

Cost category		Description	Duration	Professional costacalculation
				TELE	VISIT
Clinical
	Direct time
		Contact with the participant	Hours	Hours x $45.22b	Hours x $45.22
	Indirect time
		Planning the session	Hours	Hours x $45.22	Hours x $45.22
		Follow-up with orthopedic surgeon	Hours	Hours x $45.22	Hours x $45.22
		Writing the report and follow-up notes	Hours	Hours x $45.22	Hours x $45.22
		Travel	Hours, km	N/Ac	Hours x $45.22, km x $0.40
		Clinical equipment amortization	16 treatments	$0.63 per treatment ($10/16 treatments)	$0.63 per treatment ($10/16 treatments)
Technology
	Installation/uninstallation of technology			Travel time (hours) x $22.16d, km x $0.40	N/A
	Internet costs (high speed)e			$7.63 per intervention	N/A
	Technical equipment amortizationf			$4.88 per intervention	N/A
Technical problems
	Technician			Hours x $22.16	N/A
	Physiotherapist			Hours x $45.22	N/A

^aAll costs are in Canadian dollars.

^bPhysiotherapist mean hourly salary in the public system in Quebec.

^cNot applicable (N/A).

^dThe hourly rate at the higher echelon of the salary scale of a technician.

^eCost for 2 months (16 sessions): $122.08/16 sessions = $7.63 per session.

^fCost for 1 clinician kit ($5760) and 1 patient kit ($7200) amortized over 3 years based on 50% of usage per week (17 hours): $5760 + $7200 = $12,960. Hours telerehabilitation: 3 years x 52 weeks/year x 17 hours (50% usage)/week = 2652 hours. Cost per treatment: $12,960/2652 hours = $4.88.