Table 6. Cost sensitivity analysis.
Likelihood of ADE occurring based on error severity | ||||||
Cost of ADE | Lethal | Serious | Significant | Minor | Total savings | Savings per patient |
$5,000 | 60% | 40% | 10% | 1% | $42,300 | $631 |
$4,000 | 48% | 32% | 8% | 0.8% | $32,112 | $479 |
$3,000 | 36% | 24% | 6% | 0.6% | $15,228 | $227 |
$2,000 | 24% | 16% | 4% | 0.4% | $6768 | $101 |
$1,000 | 12% | 8% | 2% | 0.2% | $1692 | $25 |
$600 | 7.2% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 0.12% | $610 | $9 |
Note: ADE = adverse drug event.