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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2021;32(4):1872–1888. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2021.0171

Table 2.

DIRECT CLINICAL COST ESTIMATES FOR IMPLEMENTATION PHASE BY ACTIVITY CATEGORY

Direct Clinic Costs by Activity Categories

Annual patient volume* Planning & workflow design ($/FTE) Workforce development ($/FTE) EHR integration ($/FTE) CBO directory development ($/FTE) Total ($/FTE)
FQHC A 36,361 $4,969 $4,028 $894 $10,391
($72.01) ($58.38) ($5.41) ($150.59)
FQHC B 16,104 $7,616 $269 $537 $358 $9,280
($185.77) ($6.55) ($13.10) ($8.72) ($226.33)
FQHC C 49,101 $16,517 $6,864 $22,361 $2,145 $49,087
($199.00) ($82.70) ($269.41) ($25.84) ($591.41)
2,714 $4,848 $923 $374 $6,644
($479.55) ($89.44) ($36.99) ($657.86)

Note:

*

Total annual unique patient volume for participating FQHCs according to the Health Resource and Service Administration’s Uniform Data System

FQHC = federally qualified health center

CBO = community based organization

FTE= Full-time equivalent

$/FTE = Annual cost per clinical full-time equivalent