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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 18.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Manag Care. 2013 Jan 1;19(1):e30–e37.

Table 4. Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratios for SOP by Base Case (18%) and in Sensitivity Analyses on Vaccination Rate Increases for Influenza and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccines in Persons ≥65 Years of Age.

Strategy Increase in Vaccination Rate (%) Cost (C) Incremental Cost (ΔC) Effectiveness (E, QALY) Incremental Effectiveness (ΔE) ICER (ΔC/ΔE)
No SOP 18 $740.47 11.4605
SOP $831.45 $90.99 11.4669 0.0064 $14,171
No SOP 0 $740.47 11.4605
SOP $803.25 11.4605 (Dominated)
No SOP 1 $740.47 11.4605
SOP $804.80 $64.33 11.4608 0.0004 $180,429
No SOP 2 $740.47 11.4605
SOP $806.36 $65.89 11.4612 0.0007 $92,395
No SOP 3 $740.47 11.4605
SOP $807.92 $67.45 11.4615 0.0011 $63,052
No SOP 5 $740.47 11.4605
SOP $811.04 $70.57 11.4623 0.0018 $39,579
No SOP 10 $740.47 11.4605
SOP $818.86 $78.40 11.464 0.0036 $21,982
No SOP 20 $740.47 11.4605
SOP $834.62 $94.15 11.4676 0.0071 $13,196

QALY: quality adjusted life year; ICER: Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio ($/QALY); SOP: standing order program.