Table 2.
Labor Costs Estimated for Clinic Visits from Workflow Chart and Simulation of 100,000 Visits (USD)
| VISIT TYPE/PROVIDER | FLOW CHART |
MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL STAFF MINUTES | TOTAL PROVIDER MINUES | LABOR COST | MEAN | SD | FIT DISTRIBUTION | |
| Before COVID-19 | ||||||
| In-person with MD | 13 | 19 | $56.16 | $57.56 | $7.69 | Gamma |
| In-person with NP | 13 | 19 | $38.23 | $39.10 | $4.83 | Gamma |
| During COVID-19 | ||||||
| Telehealth with MD | 3 | 18.35a | $49.61 | $51.03 | $7.56 | Beta |
| Telehealth with NP | 3 | 18.35a | $31.63 | $32.49 | $4.72 | Beta |
| In-person with MD | 10 | 19 | $54.68 | $56.09 | $7.69 | Beta |
| In-person with NP | 10 | 19 | $36.75 | $37.60 | $4.82 | Gamma |
a
Link and telephone issues assessed at 5% of visits.
NP, nurse practitioner; SD, standard deviation.