Table 3A:
Cost Saving Calculation: Only Nebulizer (Neb)
| unit | calculation | UChicago Medicine Internal Model | External Model | Reference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scenario 1 | Scenario 2 | Scenario 3 | Scenario 1 | Scenario 2 | Scenario 3 | |||||
| Neb+MDI ratio | 0% | 50% | 80% | 0% | 50% | 80% | ||||
| Only Nebulizer (Neb) | ||||||||||
| Medication | ||||||||||
| Number of patients | # | A | 552 | 276 | 110 | 552 | 276 | 110 | The number of patients who took neb from November 2018 to October 2019 at UChicago Medicine was 552. | |
| Number of administrations per patient | # | B | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | The average administration per patient from November 2018 to October 2019 at UChicago Medicine was 14.9. | |
| Cost (Neb) | $ | C | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | The actual cost of neb per administration at UChicago Medicine. | |
| Sub total | $ | d=a*b*c | 1,314 | 657 | 263 | 1,314 | 657 | 263 | -- | |
| Labor (Respiratory Therapist; RT) | ||||||||||
| Number of patients | # | e | 552 | 276 | 110 | 552 | 276 | 110 | The number of patients who took neb from November 2018 to October 2019 at UChicago Medicine was 552. | |
| Number of administrations per patient | # | f | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | The average administration per patient from November 2018 to October 2019 at UChicago Medicine was 14.9. | |
| RT time per administration | hour | g | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | Assume that Respiratory Therapist need 0.25 hour per administration. | |
| Hourly RT labor cost | $ | h | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | US Bureau of Labor Statistics (data as of September 4, 2019) | |
| Sub total | $ | i=e*f*g*h | 59,515 | 29,758 | 11,903 | 59,515 | 29,758 | 11,903 | -- | |
| Neb total cost | $ | j=d+i | 60,830 | 30,415 | 12,166 | 60,830 | 30,415 | 12,166 | -- | |