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Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Nov;45(11):707–712. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000864

TABLE 2.

Potential DirectMedical Costs and Indirect Costs Saved by Technology-based Partner Service Activities Using the CDC’s STIC Calculator

Study	STD Cases Prevented	Direct Medical Costs Saved^*	Indirect Costs (Lost Productivity^†)	Total Costs Saved	Period
Vest et al, 2007¹⁰	28.5	US $26,620	US $18,742	US $45,362	January 01, 2004, to June 30, 2006
Hightow-Wiedman et al, 2014¹¹	26.40	US $23,968	US $14,862	US $38,830	July 01, 2011 to June 30, 2012
Ehlman et al, 2008¹²	16.50	US $14,661	US $8,134	US $22,795	January 2007 to June 2008

Dollar amounts reported in 2016 dollars

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Indirect costs refer to loss of productivity in diagnosed patients as a result of illness, disability, and premature death. For more information, see Chesson et al.⁹